Case

Museum number:
10-3459a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21103459a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4116
Description:
basketry case (a) with lid (b), finely woven then sealed. a) fabric covered impregnated with a black resin which has dried hard and some-what shiny. bottom of case is rectangular, slightly tapered and with 2 raised bands at base of neck and 3.5cm from base on the outside. b) the lid, also tapered from the opening also has a raised band at the lip and another 3cm from the top.
Donor:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Collection place:
Philippines
Culture or time period:
Bagobo
Collector:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Materials:
Palm
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Context of use:
container to store betel nut, a mild stimulant chewed throughout Southeast Asia.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
a,b together— height 21 centimeters, a,b together— width 8.5 centimeters, and a,b together— thickness 5.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Case, accession number 10-3459a,b, described as basketry case (a) with lid (b), finely woven then sealed. a) fabric covered impregnated with a black resin which has dried hard and some-what shiny. bottom of case is rectangular, slightly tapered and with 2 raised bands at base of neck and 3.5cm from base on the outside. b) the lid, also tapered from the opening also has a raised band at the lip and another 3cm from the top.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Case, accession number 10-3459a,b, described as basketry case (a) with lid (b), finely woven then sealed. a) fabric covered impregnated with a black resin which has dried hard and some-what shiny. bottom of case is rectangular, slightly tapered and with 2 raised bands at base of neck and 3.5cm from base on the outside. b) the lid, also tapered from the opening also has a raised band at the lip and another 3cm from the top.

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