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Chisel. Chinese

Title:

Chisel

Ethnic groups:

Chinese

Territory:

Ussuri Krai, Primorsky Oblast

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors:

Museum of the Peoples of the USSR

Material:

Metal; wood

Dimensions:

length 24.5; width 2.0

Number:

РЭМ 8761-11104

Annotation:

The chisel has a rectangular blade and sloping shoulders. The round neck merges into a conical bush, inserted in which is a round wooden handle with an iron crimp ring on the end. The chisel was used in making sable traps.

Albums:
“... You can rely on me”: Vladimir Arseniev’s collections in the Russian Museum of Ethnography
Rus:
Стамеска. Китайцы