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| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0004-0038 | |
| Category | Ceremonial Items | |
| Object Name | Cymbals | |
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| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | Tibet | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: brass; Leather | |
| Description | Tibetan meditation cymbals, or “Tinghsa†engraved with dragon figures; Attached with a leather cord. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.5, Max Diam = 7.8, Length = 45.5 |
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CAS 2014-0002-0008A,B |  |
| Category | Ceremonial Items | |
| Object Name | Prayer vessel | |
| Culture | Tibetan | |
| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | Tibet or Nepal | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Unknown | |
| County | Unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | Unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Early to mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Jade; Turquoise; Coral; Garnet | |
| Description | Small round votive cup made primarily of sheet silver with low footed pedestal attached to rounded base; On interior, vessel is straight sided, but on exterior the sides appear to flare outward from the base to a jade ring that encircles the vessel at mid-level height, then slope inward again before rising straight up to the rim; Above and below the jade ring are bands of fine filigree work, accented with small coral and turquoise stones, as well as several bands of small embossed figures; Separate domed lid has short lip that fits inside of rim of cup and is surmounted by finial in the shape of a lotus bud; Row of 13 small oval turquoise stones and a second row of 8 garnet stones cover the shoulder of the lid, with a narrow band of embossed leaves encircling the outermost edge of the lid. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.1, Rim Diam = 5.5, Max Diam = 7.9 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0004-0036 |  |
| Category | Ceremonial Items | |
| Object Name | Prayer wheel | |
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| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | Tibet | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: Tin and other metal; Coral; Quartz | |
| Description | Tibetan prayer wheel; Cylindrical scroll container is decorated with filigree work, mounted to a scepter-like handle; A quartz disc bead separates the container from the handle; Container is surmounted with a multitiered lid that is decorated with three coral beads and topped with a conical point; A metal weight is suspended from a short chain that is attached to the center of the container. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 21.7, Max Diam = 6.4 |
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CAS 2014-0002-0009A,B |  |
| Category | Ceremonial Items | |
| Object Name | Prayer wheel | |
| Culture | Tibetan | |
| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | Tibet or Nepal | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Unknown | |
| County | Unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | Unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid-1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Paper; Jade; Turquoise; Coral; Garnet | |
| Description | Prayer wheel consisting of a paper prayer scroll housed inside a silver cylindrical container that is decorated with silver filigree work and small turquoise and garnet stone settings and a jade ring around its mid-section, all mounted to a silver scepter-like handle with a turquoise stone set at the distal end; Silver container holding the scroll is also surmounted with a multi-tiered lid that is heavily decorated with garnet and turquoise stones and coral settings and topped with a silver lotus bud; A second silver lotus bud is suspended from a short silver chain that is attached to the jade ring. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 5.0, Length = 22.7 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0389-1531 |  |
| Category | Ceremonial Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Puja spoon | |
| Culture | Hindu (East Indian) | |
| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | India | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
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| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Brass | |
| Description | Cast spoon with a small deep hemispherical bowl molded into a flower-like shape; Spoon is used in Hindu homes and temples to ladle oil or water during a puja ceremony. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.7, Depth = 1.8, Length = 15.3 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0389-1749 |  |
| Category | Ceremonial Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Puja spoon | |
| Culture | Hindu (East Indian) | |
| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | India | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal (bronze?) | |
| Description | Cast metal spoon with a small deep hemispherical bowl whose interior is smooth and whose exterior is fluted; Shaft of handle is square in cross-section and terminates at the proximal end in the form of a cobra head; Spoon is used in Hindu homes and temples to offer water or other liquids to a deity. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.4, Depth = 1.7, Length = 16.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0004-0037 |  |
| Category | Ceremonial Items; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Bell | |
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| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | Tibet | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: brass; Leather | |
| Description | Brass bell with a face on the handle topped by a half Vajra. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.4, Max Diam = 7.5 |
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CAS 0389-1245 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Cream skimmer / spoon | |
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| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | Pakistan | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1714 | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: copper | |
| Description | One piece copper spoon used to skim cream; Round shallow bowl with multiple perforations creating a geometric, floral-like design; Straight handle with Arabic calligraphy on the proximal end; Writing reads “El Hajj Hasan [Year] 1125†[Hasan who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca, Gregorian year 1713-1714]. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.7, Width = 10.7, Length = 28.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0018-0054 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Cup | |
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| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | India | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal | |
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| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.9, Max Diam = 9.5 | |
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CAS 0389-1573 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Knife | |
| Culture | unknown | |
| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | Sri Lanka (Ceylon)? | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
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| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Iron | |
| Description | From BRL 1982: “All metal knife? (sic); Ceylon? (sic).†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.6, Thickness = 1.6, Length = 31.0 | |
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CAS 0389-1682A-C |  |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Knife and skewer with sheath | |
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| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | Sri Lanka (Ceylon) | |
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| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Silver; Bone; Brass; Leather; Wood | |
| Description | A: Knife; B: Sheath; C: Skewer | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=2.0; B=3.2, Thickness = A=1.4; B=3.0, Max Diam = C=1.9, Length = A=25.1; B=21.7; C=21.3 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0004-0048 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Doll | |
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| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | India | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Chiffon and other cloth; Commercial ric-rac; Wood; Paint; Metal; String | |
| Description | Doll of a woman with a paper maché head attached to a wooden bar; Her upper body is stuffed and she has no legs; She wears a long, red, veiled dress with gold trim at the bottom, and various colored ribbon accents; Face is painted in black and red, with a red bindi and a chain nose ring attached on her left; A red hanging string is attached to the top of her head and the back of her neck. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 35.5, Width = 19.2, Length = 4.3 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0004-0049 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Doll | |
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| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | India | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Chiffon and other cloth; Commercial ric-rac; Wood; Paint; String | |
| Description | Doll of a man with a paper maché head attached to a wooden bar; His body is stuffed; He wears long red pants with white and orange designs accents and a matching top with multi-colored ribbons at ankles, wrists and shoulders; He has a red hat embellished with gold sequins; His face in painted in black and red and he holds a round, two-pronged instrument to his mouth, a prong in each hand; A red hanging string is attached to the top of his head and the front of the instrument. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 44.4, Width = 19.2, Length = 6.6 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0004-0050 |  |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Doll | |
| Culture | Kutch | |
| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | India | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Gujarat | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hand-woven and commercial cloth; Commercial ric-rac and beads; Glass | |
| Description | Cloth doll; Face is white with embroidered mouth, eyes, and eyebrows; Doll wears a long red floral skirt with black lace at the bottom, and an orange embroidered floral tunic embellished with two small round mirrors; She has a green and ivory beaded necklace, hoop earrings made of gold-colored beads, and a beaded nose ring is attached from her nose to where her left ear would be; She wears a long green veil with white tie-dyed spots and a border of red flowered ribbon and green ric-rac; Veil covers the top and back of her head, and extends as a cape that covers the back of her dress; Arms are extended at her sides and have been completely wrapped is segments of red, blue, white, green, and yellow thread; Doll is barefoot; A green ric-rac hanging loop is attached to the back of her head. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 38.7, Width = 12.2, Length = 4.6 |
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CAS 2019-0004-0039A,B |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Box | |
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| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | Tibet | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal | |
| Description | Small metal box; Box is plain except for a Tibetan character engraved on the top; Two small metal rings are attached to either side, just under the lip of the top; Box opens from the bottom, revealing a shallow base while the top retains the sides. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.5, Width = 7.1, Thickness = 5.5 | |
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CAS 0389-2124 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | East Indian? | |
| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | India? | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
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| Collection Name | Rietz | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.6, Max Diam = 6.1 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1999-0005-0006 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Earring | |
| Culture | Tibetan | |
| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | India or Nepal | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Sikkim, India or Nepal | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: Brass; Turquoise | |
| Description | Single earring consisting of a heavy gauge segmented brass wire bent into an open-ended circle; Large cut and polished oval turquoise stone is mounted on top in a plain bezel; Base of setting is wrapped in several lengths of twisted brass wire and the bezel is decorated with row of brass raindrops; At one end of the setting is a stack of 4 larger brass raindrops atop a small brass hook. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.6, Max Diam = 4.6 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1999-0005-0007 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Earring | |
| Culture | Tibetan | |
| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | India or Nepal | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Sikkim, India or Nepal | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: Brass; Turquoise | |
| Description | Single earring consisting of a heavy gauge segmented brass wire bent into an open-ended circle; Cut and polished oval turquoise stone is mounted on top in a plain bezel; Base of setting is wrapped in several lengths of twisted brass wire and the bezel is decorated with row of brass raindrops; At one end of the setting is a stack of 4 larger brass raindrops atop a small brass hook; This earring is similar to CAS 1999-0005-0006, although the turquoise stone is slightly smaller and the brass shank is of slightly smaller overall diameter. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.2, Max Diam = 4.2 |
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CAS 0389-0861 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | East Indian | |
| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | India | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
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| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: copper; Tin | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.8, Max Diam = 40.0 | |
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CAS 0389-0862 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Plate | |
| Culture | East Indian | |
| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | India | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
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| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: copper; Tin | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.8, Max Diam = 37.0 | |
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