Container

Museum number:
11-42714a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm211142714a@2cb
Alternate number:
65 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3562
Description:
lime box, bamboo, cylindrical with four feet, vertical geometric pyro-engraved design; 21.7 cm tall, 18.0 cm diameter; storage of lime for use with betel
Donor:
Caroline Mytinger
Collection place:
Solomon Islands
Collector:
Caroline Mytinger
Materials:
Bamboo (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Lime containers
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
July 22, 1980
Context of use:
storage of lime for use with betel
Department:
Oceania
Dimensions:
diameter 18 centimeters and length 21.7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 11-42714a,b, described as lime box, bamboo, cylindrical with four feet, vertical geometric pyro-engraved design; 21.7 cm tall, 18.0 cm diameter; storage of lime for use with betel

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