Native Name | Chunga |
Object Number | A1165 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tibetan |
Provenience | Tibet |
Period | 18th Century |
Date Made | 18th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood | Brass |
Description | Beer barrel, chunga. Wood with brass bands. Cylindric shaped, used in Tibet, Bhutan and Sikkim for Murwa beer, brewed from fermented millet. The hoops are of Nepalese repousse work wrought in flowered scroll design. |
Credit Line | Purchased from Alexander Scott, 1914 |
Other Number | Getz 147 - Other Number |
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