DepartmentAsia
Shaman's Paraphernalia Container
NameContainer; Box
Artist
Artist not recorded
CulturePaiwan
Dateca. late 19th-early 20th century
Place madeTAIWAN, Asia
Mediumwood, brass tacks, pigment and shell
DimensionsH: 3.5” W: 5.75” D: 1.25”
Credit LineGift of the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts
Object numberA.2025.29.8
Collections
Provenanceex. coll. Ralph T. Coe [came to Coe Center upon his passing in 2010].
Gift to RTC from Larry Sickman, who purchased this rare container while traveling in Taiwan.
DescriptionA rectangular teal and red Paiwan shaman's box or container with six parallel rows of brass tacks and repeating white shell triangles design in between.
Artist not recorded
Artist not recorded
Artist not recorded
Mid-20th century
