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Object Number
37-98-70/747
Display Title
Copper lime box (bag-shaped) for betel chewing
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
bake n'deide
Inventory Description
Box, oval, punctate, chain attached to lid, box and brass tool
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Dutch East Indies
/
<State>
/
Nias Island
/
Soliga
/
Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms
Central
Materials
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 6.2 x 4.4 x 3 cm (2 7/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-98-70/747
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-12-70/1624 | Lime gourd - used in betel chewing, stopper decorated with colored + |
Gourd
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 40-12-70/1625 | Lime gourd - used in betel chewing, stopper decorated with colored + |
Gourd
|
Bougainville Island
| |
| 2002.1.2298 | Nut used to carry lime -- for betel nut chewing |
Cup
| ||
| 06-20-70/66628 | Tube for lime for betel nut chewing |
Tube
|
Luzon
| |
| 35-36-60/2049 | Copper and silver castor-shaped lime box - typical |
Box
|
Thailand
| |
| 12-4-70/84541 | Betel nut box |
Box
|
Malaysia
Sarawak | |
| 33-104-70/278 | Crescent-shaped brass betel box |
Raw Material
Box |
Mindanao
| |
| 14-11-70/85610 | Brass betel nut box |
Box
|
Mindanao
| |
| 06-20-70/66673 | Brass betel nut box |
Box
|
Mindanao
| |
| 06-20-70/66674 | Brass betel nut box |
Box
|
Mindanao
| |
| 06-20-70/66674.1 | Brass betel nut box |
Box
|
Mindanao
| |
| 06-20-70/66674.2 | Brass betel nut box |
Box
|
Mindanao
|