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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2006-0009-0012   CAS 2006-0009-0012; Burnishing tool
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Burnishing tool
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cardboard; Plant fiber; Paper string
Description Burnishing tool comprising a black cardboard disk that is wrapped on one face with a large roughly textured leaf that is folded over the edges of the disk and the ends of the leaf wrapped to form a handle that is positioned across the back of disk; The folds of the leaf handle are secured with three lengths of paper twine.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.1, Max Diam = 12.2