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TIRAKITA CO., LTD.
| Address | 339 Isshiki Hayama-machi Miura-gun Kanagawa, JAPAN ZIP:238-0026 |
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| Representative Name | Atsushi Umehara |
| Annual Revenue | closed |
| No. of Employees | closed |
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SD item code:12317804
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Copper Manu - Nepalese traditional weighing vessel
 Original text before translation
銅製マヌ - ネパール伝統の はかりうつわ
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2 pcs /set
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Approx. 11cm x 9cm x 9cm Approx. 145g
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Country of manufacture: Nepal
Material / component: Copper
Package: Identical to photo
Year of manufacture: 2024
Product tag: None
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Description
| *Traditional Nepalese items This cup is called "manu" (mano/manu) in Nepal, and it is said that before the unit of one kilo was introduced, beans and rice worth one manu* or two manus were traded using this cup as a unit. Even today, you can see it in every household in the countryside. If a neighbor gives you 1 manu of rice or other food, it is polite to give back a heap of rice instead of a cup of rice, because if you give back less than 1 manu, you will suffer on your deathbed. This is the explanation of Dr. Sarada, a Nepalese staff member in Tilakita. *Usually used The cup has such a very interesting cultural background, but its colon shape is so lovely that you may want to use it as kitchenware as well...(^^) It is a wonderful item that can be used as a copper glass, a flower vase, or just to look at. |
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[Material]Copper
[Remarks]This item is handmade in Nepal and may have some scratches, dents, and local stains. Product size approx. 11cm x 9cm x 9cm approx. 145g [Category]Indian and Asian Foods*Ingredients:Cooking Utensils [Tags] cups glasses jugs measuring cups Indian cookware tableware Asian food ethnic food ethnic ingredients ethnic asian food food ingredients |
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This cup is called "manu" (mano/manu) in Nepal, and it is said that before the unit of one kilo was introduced, beans and rice worth one manu* or two manus were traded using this cup as a unit. Even today, you can see it in every household in the countryside.
If a neighbor gives you 1 manu of rice or other food, it is polite to give back a heap of rice instead of a cup of rice, because if you give back less than 1 manu, you will suffer on your deathbed. This is the explanation of Dr. Sarada, a Nepalese staff member in Tilakita.
*Usually used
The cup has such a very interesting cultural background, but its colon shape is so lovely that you may want to use it as kitchenware as well...(^^) It is a wonderful item that can be used as a copper glass, a flower vase, or just to look at.
少し不思議な形をしたこちらのカップ、ネパールでは「マヌ」（mano／manu）と呼びます。1キロといった単位が広まるまえは、このカップを一つの単位として1マヌ・2マヌ分の豆やお米を売買していたと言います。現在でも地方に行くとどの家庭でも見られます。
ご近所さんからお米などを1マヌ分わけてもらった場合、返すときにはすりきり1マヌではなく山盛り1マヌ分お返しするのが礼儀。1マヌよりも少ない量をお返しするようなことがあっては、臨終の際に苦しみを得るであろう…。というのがティラキタのネパール人スタッフ・サラダ先生のご説明です。
■普段遣い
そのような大変興味深い文化的背景のあるカップですが、コロンとした形状がなんとも愛らしく、キッチンウェアとしても活用したくなってしまいますね（＾＾）銅製のグラスとしてもよし、花生けとしてもよし、眺めてよしの素敵なアイテムです。