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Object #     1998-83/62
Object name     Drinking Vessel
Culture of Origin     Shama clan, Yynuo, Nuosu, Yi
Maker or Artist     Shama Qubi
Materials     Metal, Silver
Dimensions     L: 21.0 cm, H: 13.0 cm
Exhibit Label    

These silver doves are for drinking liquor, which occupies a prominent place in Nuosu people's daily life. One pours the liquor into a hole in the bottom of the bird and drinks from the beak, from a little hole in the top of the head, or from a tube in the bird's side, half concealed below the wing.
Source     Museum Expedition - Anthropology Division
Location     Bapu Town, Meigu County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
Credit     Purchased with funds donated by the Blakemore Foundation


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