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Engraved Brass Betel Box Set
Sumatra, Indonesia or Malaysia
19th century
length: 14.1 cm, height: 5.6cm (main box)
This engraved brass box has rounded sides and a tiered, domed lid that is attached by means of a hinge. The box is engraved on all sides and on the lid with
typically Malay scrolling flower and leaf motifs against a tooled background.
Three smaller boxes, each with hinged, enrraved lids, sit inside the main box. These are for holding lime and other additives for the betel quid.
A related box is illustrated in Hardianti & ter Keurs (2005, p. 85). This box was collected in Sumatra by the Central Sumatra Expedition of 1877-79 initiated by
the Dutchman P.J. Veth and led by A.L. van Hasselt.
References: Hardianti, E.S. & P. ter Keurs (eds.), Indonesia: The Discovery of the Past, KIT Publishers for De Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, 2005.
Inventory no.: 855
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Engraved Brass Betel Box Set
Sumatra, Indonesia or Malaysia
19th century
length: 14.1 cm, height: 5.6cm (main box)
This engraved brass box has rounded sides and a tiered, domed lid that is attached by means of a hinge. The box is engraved on all sides and on the lid with
typically Malay scrolling flower and leaf motifs against a tooled background.
Three smaller boxes, each with hinged, enrraved lids, sit inside the main box. These are for holding lime and other additives for the betel quid.
A related box is illustrated in Hardianti & ter Keurs (2005, p. 85). This box was collected in Sumatra by the Central Sumatra Expedition of 1877-79 initiated by
the Dutchman P.J. Veth and led by A.L. van Hasselt.
References: Hardianti, E.S. & P. ter Keurs (eds.), Indonesia: The Discovery of the Past, KIT Publishers for De Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, 2005.
Inventory no.: 855
This Item is available - Ask about this item.
