Accession No
2015.37
Description
Spoon - Wooden spoon used in manufacture of Tibetan paper. Paper pulp made from mashed plant material mixed with water is poured into a wooden frame to dry into sheets. Heavily patinated handle with paper pulp residue throughout.
Place
Asia; South Asia; Himalayas; Nepal; Okhaldunga District
Period
Source
Diemberger, Hildegard [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2015.37
Cultural Affliation
Tamang
Material
Wood
Local Term
pekyog
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
'Published: Diemberger et. al. 2014, p. 101: "Spoon (pekyog). Used to pour mashed paper pulp into the forming frame. Wood. Length 22 cm. Okhaldunga District, Nepal. Private Collection.'
Event Date 10/6/2015
Author: Olivia Maguire
Context (CMS Context)
'Exhibited: On Display in 'Buddha's Word: The Life of Books in Tibet and Beyond', curated by Mark Elliott, Hildegard Diemberger & Michela Clemente, in the 'Papermaking' case. Li Ka Shing Gallery, MAA, 27 May 2014 - 18 January 2015.'
Event Date 10/6/2015
Author: Olivia Maguire
Context (CMS Context)
'Collected in 2013/14 by the donor and loaned 08/04/2014 (see Object Entry Form MN 0009) for the Exhibition 'Buddha's Word: the life of books in Tibet and beyond', opening May 2014'.
Event Date 10/6/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Wooden spoon used in manufacture of Tibetan paper. Paper pulp made from mashed plant material mixed with water is poured into a wooden frame to dry into sheets. Heavily patinated handle with paper pulp residue throughout.
Event Date 10/6/2015
Author: maa
FM:268335
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