Carving Item Number: 946/32 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Miniature wooden carving of a seesaw-like object with one side shorter than the other. A man holding a long, straight stick stands on the fulcrum facing the short end. Mounted to the underside of the short end is a pestle-like projection that hovers above a large, open mortar-like object on the ground below it. The seesaw-like object can teeter back and forth, and is mounted on a long, flat, rectangular piece of wood--inscription on the bottom of the mount reads: "Husking [?] grain."
Item History
- Made in Sichuan, China before 1926
- Collected between 1906 and 1926
- Owned by Edith Sibley
- Owned by D. H. Reed, T. Gordon Reed and G. A. Reed before February 16, 1984
- Received from D. H. Reed (Donor), G. A. Reed (Donor) and T. Gordon Reed (Donor) on February 16, 1984
What
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Edith Sibley, D. H. Reed, T. Gordon Reed and G. A. Reed
- Received from
- D. H. Reed (Donor), G. A. Reed (Donor) and T. Gordon Reed (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sichuan, China
When
- Creation Date
- before 1926
- Collection Date
- between 1906 and 1926
- Ownership Date
- before February 16, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on February 16, 1984
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0946/0032 a-b