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Apr 11, 2012
Chopstick
Chopstick
918–1392
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Korea, Goryeo period
(918-1392)
Bronze
Overall: 25.8 cm (10 3/16 in.)
General Income Fund 1918.518.2
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In contrast to the Chinese and Japanese, Koreans still prefer metal chopsticks (stainless steel and brass) to wooden ones.
Description
In Korea, chopsticks made of metal such as brass, silver, and gold were excavated from ancient tombs and ruins dated to the 6th century at the earliest. Burial goods often include utilitarian objects such as table wares and utensils because the dead were believed to need them in the afterlife.
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