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Silver-Inlaid Betel Cutters
Bali, Indonesia
19th century
length: 21.2 cm
This cutter is in the shape of a winged horse. The projection near the top handle represents the tail. The sheafs are in silver and the body is inlaid with brass
wire in the Balinese Hindu banji motif.
Provenance: acquired at Christie’s, Auction of the Estate of Adrian Noe, Jakarta 1996.
References: similar cutters are illustrated in Brownrigg, H., Betel Cutters from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Thames & Hudson, 1992, pp. 107.
Inventory no.: 285
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Silver-Inlaid Betel Cutters
Bali, Indonesia
19th century
length: 21.2 cm
This cutter is in the shape of a winged horse. The projection near the top handle represents the tail. The sheafs are in silver and the body is inlaid with brass
wire in the Balinese Hindu banji motif.
Provenance: acquired at Christie’s, Auction of the Estate of Adrian Noe, Jakarta 1996.
References: similar cutters are illustrated in Brownrigg, H., Betel Cutters from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Thames & Hudson, 1992, pp. 107.
Inventory no.: 285
This Item is available - Ask about this item
