Bread stamp

NameStamp

DateLate 20th - early 21st century

Place collectedFergana, Fergana Province, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

MediumWood, metal

Dimensions4 15/16 × 2 3/8 × 2 3/8 in. (12.6 × 6 × 6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase with funds from Andrea Fisher, A.2012.61.4

Object numberA.2012.61.4

DescriptionBread stamp in the form of a six-pointed star within a circle. The metal pins which form the stamp are set into a light hardwood handle with a wide base surrounded by two narrow scores, the shoulder of which curves inward and then up to a narrow conical handle, upon which rests a large knob with slightly flattened sides and a deep hole in the center.