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Tobacco, flint and tinder container (kubon) - made from 2 tubes of +
Tobacco, flint and tinder container (kubon) - made from 2 tubes of +
Object Number 40-73-70/1941
Display Title Tobacco, flint and tinder container (kubon) - made from 2 tubes of +
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kubon
Inventory Description Case and lid, bamboo, lid top with cowry shells and glass fragments, reed ties
Classification
  • Case
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bokan Murut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Additional Geographic Terms North Borneo; West Coast Residency; Keningau District; Kampong Pauh
Materials Bamboo, Shell, Glass, Reed, Wool, Dye
Dimensions Overall: 35.5 x 7.4 x 4 cm (14 x 2 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 40-73-70/1941

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