Silver container

Museum number:
18-1538a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21181538a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4020
Description:
Container with cap, white metal. (a) Container; pointer oval shaped with floral designs, a small hole is located in the bottom of the pointed region. Height 8.5 cm. (b) Cap; cylindrical with screw grooves. Diameter 1 cm. Used for putting lime powder to be mixed with tobacco leaves in betel nut, for chewing (instead of smoking). Used by both men and women.
Donor:
Norma Hill
Collection place:
Malaysia
Object type:
ethnography
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Silver container, accession number 18-1538a,b, described as Container with cap, white metal. (a) Container; pointer oval shaped with floral designs, a small hole is located in the bottom of the pointed region. Height 8.5 cm. (b) Cap; cylindrical with screw grooves. Diameter 1 cm. Used for putting lime powder to be mixed with tobacco leaves in betel nut, for chewing (instead of smoking). Used by both men and women.

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