Betel box

Museum number:
18-68
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2376
Description:
Betel box; brass; rectangular with lid; incised designs including two “Wayang” figures with vase of flowers between them. Probably for betel-chewing paraphernalia. Length 19.5 cm. height 6.7 cm.
Donor:
Older University Collections
Collection place:
Java, Indonesia
Culture or time period:
Javanese
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Betel box, accession number 18-68, described as Betel box; brass; rectangular with lid; incised designs including two “Wayang” figures with vase of flowers between them. Probably for betel-chewing paraphernalia. Length 19.5 cm. height 6.7 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Betel box, accession number 18-68, described as Betel box; brass; rectangular with lid; incised designs including two “Wayang” figures with vase of flowers between them. Probably for betel-chewing paraphernalia. Length 19.5 cm. height 6.7 cm.

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