Object Number | 22062 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Nepalese (uncertain) |
Provenience | Nepal |
Date Made | 15th Century - 1889 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood | Bamboo |
Technique | Carved |
Description | Time stick or shepherd's stick used to track time. The carved staff has eight sides with numbers and inscriptions. The gnomon is made of bamboo and is inserted into the holes at the top, where the shadow falls on the scale indicates the time. |
Credit Line | Gift of William Henry Furness 3rd, Alfred Craven Harrison Jr. and Hiram M. Hiller, 1900 |
Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.