Dye; in blue/green box with label. Mat processing dye to dye pandanus. Added to boiling water, often together with one or more fixing agents and soaked pandanus strips. Purchased in local shops and used by women. (Cost in U.S. dollars: 21 cents). Box: 6.2 x 4.6 x 2 cm
Donor:
Donald H. Lambert and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Kampung Pesagi, Pahang, Malaysia
Culture or time period:
Malaysian
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits