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Lime box
Object Number 12-4-70/84540
Display Title Lime box
Descriptions
Inventory Description Box, bamboo, incised band, carved wood lid, coin knob and hanging metal charm
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dyak
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Malaysia
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo / Sarawak
Materials Wood, Bamboo, Brass, Silver alloy, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 13.8 x 3.7 x 3.8 cm (5 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 84540

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