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Language: Ainu
Language: Ainu

Serving board

Rectangular serving board with rounded corners, clearly offset edge and recessed inner section. The inner surface is decorated with two double spirals with a partially scaled pattern in the spaces between. Served both as a tray for serving utensils as well as a plate for dishes with a low liquid content (e.g. meat). e.g. meat). Whether the shape was influenced by similar Japanese trays (jap. bon, or o-bon) remains unclear. remains an open question.

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Data Provider
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Ainu
Object type
serving trays
Dimensions
28 x 273 x 235 mm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 25367
Other number(s)
RJM 1910/05 (Convolute number)

Provenance and sources

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