DepartmentAsia
Betel Nut box
NameBox
CultureBorneo, Dayak
Dateearly 20th
Place madeIndonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
Mediumbeads and fiber
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 x 5 1/8 x 6 15/16 in. (9.6 x 13 x 17.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sandy Besser, IFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2002.49.22
Description2 pcs.: box, lid. bottom: woven fibers, covered with black cloth: handle ties sewn on. Beaded lid: white octopus like figure in center with human face: red diamond surrounds: band of varicolored beads below. Woven fibers covered on sides with cotton tapes.
c.1925
Purchased 1976
19th c.
