Buckle
CultureChinese
Date19th century
MediumNarwhal ivory
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 × 3 1/8 inches (3.18 × 7.94 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-769 A,B
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DescriptionGreen Narwhal ivory buckle in two pieces. Pierced design of fish heads.Exhibition HistoryOrigins: Collecting to Create the Nelson-Atkins, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, August 14, 2021-March 6, 2022.
With Peking Craft Shop, Peiping (modern day Beijing), China;
Purchased from Peking Craft Shop by C. Frances Bieber (1886-1983), by 1933;
Purchased from Bieber by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
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