FMNH 254856.A

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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Chicago Natural History Museum-Ethnology | [Field Museum Subject Code written in red] 54B-10/13 | Provenience: China | People or Culture: Chinese | Period: Late Ch'ing or early modern | Object: Buckles, originally fan-handle | Material: Carved/dyed walrus ivory to imitate malachite | Description: Two green lion dogs with silver gilt fittings (put on by Bieber) Should be back to back with handle below, fan above. Obviously sawed apart. | Dimensions (in cm.): length: 5.5, width: 2.9 | Collection: C.F. Bieber Lion Dog Collection, presented by Miss Caroline Frances Bieber, 2 January 1963 | [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 254856 | A-B | Field No. MA 27 | Neg. No. neg. alb. p. 313 | Acc. 2791 | [BACK] [1 ILLUSTRATION] [1 photograph]
Catalog Number: 254856.A
Description: buckle
Materials: animal tooth; walrus tusk
Cultural Attribution: Han Chinese
Time Period: Qing Dynasty - ate Ch'ing or early modern
Locality: Asia, China
Accession Number: [2791] C. F. Bieber (Gift)
Accession Year:
Other Numbers: 27
Country: China
Collector/Source: C. F. Bieber, C. F. Bieber
EMu IRN: 3772383
GUID: b8e3417a-3668-4182-800b-95acfae98620

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