Accession No
2015.39
Description
Mixer; Masher - Bamboo mixer used in the manufacture of Tibetan paper. Length of bamboo forms the handle which splits into four, tied together to form a square base with plaited lengths of ?bamboo.
Place
Asia; South Asia; Himalayas; Nepal; Okhaldunga District
Period
Source
Diemberger, Hildegard [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2015.39
Cultural Affliation
Tamang
Material
Wood; Bamboo
Local Term
shopshing
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
'Published: Diemberger et. al. 2014, p. 101: 'Mixer (shopshing) Used to stir the mashed bark before pouring it into the frame. / Malingo bamboo. / Length 72.5 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)
Bamboo mixer used in the manufacture of Tibetan paper. Length of bamboo forms the handle which splits into four, tied together to form a square base with plaited lengths of ?bamboo.
Event Date 10/6/2015
Author: maa
FM:268337
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