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1908.59.25

Incised tobacco box of bamboo with a plaited basketry band around the base and rim. With a wooden lid. Parts of the surface have been scraped away to create the design. [R McDaid 1/7/2016]

1908.59.25

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Collection type
Object
Description
Incised tobacco box of bamboo with a plaited basketry band around the base and rim. With a wooden lid. Parts of the surface have been scraped away to create the design. [R McDaid 1/7/2016]
Long description
Incised tobacco box of bamboo with basketry around the base and rim, with wooden lid, parts of the surface have been scraped away to create design work. There is a small amount of ?resin on the surface [R McDaid 1/7/2016]
Geographical reference
Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia
Sarawak
Cultural groups
Kayan
Person
Field collector Arthur Frederick Sharp
PRM source Arthur Frederick Sharp
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1908
Date collected
By 1908
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1908
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Resin Plant, Process Incised, Process Basketry, Process Scraped Carved, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Height 316 mm, Diameter 78 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.59.25
Research and responses

Other objects in our collections suggest that this box might be used for tobacco [AP 11/12/2001]

Search terms: Box, Lid

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