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Object Number
39-17-70/1378
Display Title
Small basketry box with lid of natural colored palm leaf. Contains betel nuts.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Box, woven fiber, square, lid with fringe at top, 2 shriveled seeds found inside
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Besarese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Dutch New Guinea
/
<State>
/
Kamwa
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Seed
Dimensions
Overall: 7.8 x 6.8 x 5.3 cm (3 1/16 x 2 11/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
39-17-70/1378
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-43-70/D1293 | Beaded box for betel nut, etc. with 4 pieces of wood |
Box
|
Borneo
Borneo | |
| 02-20-60/62065 | Betel nut box and part of betel nut |
Box
|
Maldive Islands
| |
| 21-41-60/D1651 | Lacquer box for holding betel nut outfit |
Box
|
Burma
| |
| 2001.2.3 | Betel box |
Box
|
Kandy
| |
| 14-11-70/85610 | Brass betel nut box |
Box
|
Mindanao
| |
| 27-22-60/E3448 | Wooden box, for iron vessel, with cover; contains also a tray |
Box
|
Japan
| |
| 04-19-70/63295 | Brass siri and betel nut box |
Box
|
Borneo
Borneo | |
| 06-20-70/66673 | Brass betel nut box |
Box
|
Mindanao
| |
| 06-20-70/66674 | Brass betel nut box |
Box
|
Mindanao
| |
| 12-4-70/84541 | Betel nut box |
Box
|
Malaysia
Sarawak | |
| 06-20-70/66674.1 | Brass betel nut box |
Box
|
Mindanao
| |
| 06-20-70/66674.2 | Brass betel nut box |
Box
|
Mindanao
|