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22062

From: Nepal

Curatorial Section: Asian

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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

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