Chopsticks Set

Description (Brief):

This chopsticks set consists of a pair of hand-whittled chopsticks and a case. The case is made from single piece of wood and has a sliding lid with a thumb groove for sliding.

Place Made: United States: California

Subject: Chinese AmericansFood Culture

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See more items in: Home and Community Life: Ethnic, Food, Transcontinental Railroad

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: CL.66.625Accession Number: 269350Catalog Number: 66.625

Object Name: Chopsticks, set

Physical Description: wood (overall material)Measurements: case: 10 in x 5/8 in x 1 5/8 in x 5/8 in; 25.4 cm x 1.5875 cm x 4.1275 cm x 1.5875 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-448e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1189403

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