DepartmentAsia
Divination sticks
NameFortune stick set
DateMid-late 20th century
Place madeChina, East Asia, Asia
MediumWood, paper, paint, ink
Dimensionsa. container: 3 1/8 × 2 7/8 × 2 7/8 in. (8 × 7.35 × 7.25 cm)
b. booklet: 5 5/8 × 4 3/4 × 3/16 in. (14.25 × 12 × 0.5 cm)
b. booklet: 5 5/8 × 4 3/4 × 3/16 in. (14.25 × 12 × 0.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of James McGrath, A.2015.73.26
Object numberA.2015.73.26a-d
DescriptionBlack cylinder container with circular red symbol and red cap with black designs. It contains 74 sticks whose tops are dipped red; both a number and symbol are on each stick. Tan paper booklet with red writings e.
Artist not recorded
ca. 1900
Mid 20th Century AD
