Chinese Scrimshaw Gourd - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 99835 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 75.00 CUCURBITACEAE Lagenaria siceraria | Entry Book Number | 13.2017 | |
| Artefact Name | Chinese Scrimshaw Gourd | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | China | TDWG Region | China | ||
| Parts Held | Chinese Scrimshaw Gourd | Geography Description | Most likely from Lanzhou | ||
| Uses | Chinese Scrimshaw GourdUse: MATERIALS User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Haynes, B. J. | Donor No | 89 | ||
| Donor Date | 18/05/2017 | Donor Notes | |||
| Collector | Haynes, B. J. | Collector No | 89 | ||
| Collection Notes | Collection Date | ||||
| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
| Number Components | Publication | ||||
| Notes: | Gourds have had a great importance in Chinese culture. Gourd carving started during the Wing Dynasty and have been used traditionally as wedding gifts. See:x0Dx0ADuda, M (2011) Traditional Chinese Toggles. Singapore: Editions Didier Millet Pte Ltd., p. 184-18, 9x0Dx0AWidess, J and Summit, G (2004) Complete Book of Gourd Carving. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., p. 54x0Dx0ASkiff, C (2014) The Land of the Dragon. Pittsburgh: Dorrance Publishing Co., p. 84 | ||||