E0735A: Shrine with "Daikoku" God

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0735A

Classification Category:

10:Unclassifiable Artifacts

Materials:

botanical ➔ wood
colorant ➔ ink

Dimensions:

9.5 cm L
6.5 cm W
11.5 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

Japan

Description:

Wooden box/ shrine with possibly a Buddha or "Daikoku" god inside.

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