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Hu (ceremonial writing tablet)
Hu (ceremonial writing tablet)

Hu (ceremonial writing tablet)

Date1368-1644
Maker Chinese
Object number57.119
Published ReferencesJoice, Gail, Michael Knight, and Pamela McClusky. "Ivories in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1987, no. 2, p. 6
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm) L.: 18 1/8 in.
MediumIvory, bone, and horn
Image Not Available for Powder horn
Powder horn
Danish
inscribed 1712
Object number: 48.218
Divination tablet
Divination tablet
Indonesian
18th-19th century
Object number: 56.19.1
Divination tablet
Divination tablet
Indonesian
18th-19th century
Object number: 56.19.2
Divination tablet
Divination tablet
Indonesian
18th-19th century
Object number: 56.19.3
Carved fitting
Carved fitting
Chinese
1500-1300 B.C.
Object number: 77.60
Standing female Janus figure with horn of magic
Standing female Janus figure with horn of magic
Songye culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Object number: 68.34
Photo: Paul Macapia
Horn spoon, two piece
Native American
ca. 1860
Object number: 91.1.40
Gourd cricket cage with bone cover
Gourd cricket cage with bone cover
Chinese
Object number: 33.1080
Image Not Available for Oracle Bone
Oracle Bone
Chinese
14th-11th century B.C.
Object number: 53.172
Image Not Available for Tubular Bone
Tubular Bone
Chinese
5th-mid 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 47.146
Fragment of a Carved Bone Vessel
Fragment of a Carved Bone Vessel
Chinese
14th - 11th century B.C.
Object number: 37.19
Image Not Available for Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup and Stand
Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup and Stand
Chinese
19th century
Object number: 91.245