Tonkotsu linked to spherical ojime and netsuke

Made:
1800-1910 in Japan
maker:
Ainu people

Carved wood tonkatsu (tobacco pouch), linked by cord to spherical ojime and disc like netsuke, Ainu, Northern Japan, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A35653
Materials:
wood, cord, jade, metal and complete
Measurements:
overall: 282 mm
netsuke: 30 mm, 45 mm,
tonkotsu: 74 mm x 110 mm x 53 mm,
ojime: 21 mm,
type:
tonkotsu, netsuke and ojime
credit:
Glendining