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Object Number
21-41-60/D1651
Display Title
Lacquer box for holding betel nut outfit
Descriptions
Object Description
Lacquer box for holding betel nut outfit consisting of 2 trays, 6 nuts, 1 small metal box, loose tobacco, 1 betel nut (in 2 pieces)
Inventory Description
Boxes, round red lacquer container, oval metal box, leaves, nuts, lime powder?
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Burma
Materials
Metal, Pigment, Nut, Leaf, Lime
Dimensions
Overall: 8.6 x 10.3 x 10.3 cm (3 3/8 x 4 1/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
Quantity
2 containers, 6 nuts, multiple leaf fragments, white substance (bagged)
Label on object
D / 1651
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007.4.56 | Lacquer ware betel box |
Box
|
Burma
| |
| 39-17-70/1461 | Betel nuts (contained in basket no. 39-17-70/1454) |
Nut
|
Misool
| |
| 35-36-60/2068 | Lacquered betel box with seven small containers of lacquer + |
Box
|
Thailand
| |
| 02-20-60/62065 | Betel nut box and part of betel nut |
Box
|
Maldive Islands
| |
| 39-17-70/1378 | Small basketry box with lid of natural colored palm leaf. Contains betel nuts. |
Box
|
Kamwa
| |
| 06-20-70/66627 | Basket for betel nuts, tobacco, etc. |
Bag
|
Luzon
| |
| 06-20-70/66626 | Basket for betel nuts, tobacco, etc. |
Basket
|
Luzon
| |
| 2002.1.2298 | Nut used to carry lime -- for betel nut chewing |
Cup
| ||
| 2001.2.3 | Betel box |
Box
|
Kandy
| |
| 23-47-70/D1813 | Basket pouches for betel-nut outfit |
Raw Material
Pouch |
Solomon islands
| |
| 23-47-70/D1813.1 | Basket pouches for betel-nut outfit |
Bag
|
Solomon islands
| |
| 2004.29.22663 | Bowls for betel, and mortar |
New Guinea
|