Another reason why the Chenhall system is somewhat silly when it comes to ritual artifacts.
Thomas Kavanagh, PhD
Seton Hall University Museum
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>Hi, Jennifer;
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>I'd add "Rubbing" as an Object Term to the "Documentary Artifact"
>classification in the "Communications Artifacts" category.
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>(assuming, of course, you're using Chenhall's nomenclature)
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>>>> Jennifer Vess <[log in to unmask]> 12/9/2008 1:52 PM >>>
>We have a rubbing of a tombstone in our collection and we are trying
>to
>figure out what the standard object name might be for cataloging
>purposes. A search through nomenclature sources hasn't turned up
>anything satisfactory. If anyone else has dealt with rubbings, how
>have
>you catalogued them?
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>Jennifer Vess
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>Curatorial Assistant
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>Jewish Museum of Maryland
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>Baltimore, MD 21228
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