Accession No
2015.40
Description
frame; paper frame - Large wooden frame used for paper making, with wire mesh base.
Condition: Fair- handles and frame are loosely attached with some movement. Frame shows evidence of use and has layers of dirt/accretions
Place
Asia; South Asia; Himalayas; Nepal; Okhaldunga District; Damar village
Period
Source
Diemberger, Hildegard [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2015.40
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Metal
Local Term
Measurements
555mm x 75mm x 1220mm
Events
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 12/6/2015
Author: Rachel Hand
Context (CMS Context)
Collected in 2013/14 by the donor. Found stored up against the house where it had been for the previous 10 yers or so and the craft of paper making had been abandoned. 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 12/6/2015
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Large wooden frame used for paper making, with wire mesh base
Event Date 12/6/2015
Author: maa
FM:268340
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