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Ogarami Choshi As Formed On Carrier Rods

This is a Ogarami Choshi as Formed on Carrier Rods. It was company: Tsuruoka Fabric Industry Cooperative.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from NUNO Corporation as part of Scraps.

Its medium is silk, metal.

This object was donated by Tsuruoka City. It is credited Courtesy of Matsuoka Co. Ltd..

  • Spindle (Peru)
  • wood shaft, ceramic whorl, paint, cotton yarn.
  • 1920-1-3
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  • Spindle (Peru)
  • painted wood shaft; incised and painted ceramic whorl.
  • 1920-1-5

Its dimensions are

H x diam. (each rod): 24.1 × 2.5 cm (9 1/2 in. × 1 in.), 3 rods

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Scraps.

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