2004.103.A-C: Plaited Sirih (Betel) Basket from Lampung Region of Sumatra
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2004.103.A-C
- Title
- Plaited Sirih (Betel) Basket from Lampung Region of Sumatra
- Classification
- Boxes
- Work Type
- box
- Date
- 19th century
- Places
- Creation Place: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra
- Culture
- Indonesian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/56661
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Rattan
- Dimensions
- 24 x 18 x 10.5 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jeffrey B. Spurr in memory of Gweneth Knight
- Accession Year
- 2004
- Object Number
- 2004.103.A-C
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- "Sirih" is Indonesian for the acacia, or betel nut, from South Sumatra, the Lampung region. Contains an inner, removable tray. Three parts, the basket, the lid, and the inner tray. Made of woven ratan, the box is decorated with animal motifs. Horses wrap around the sides of the box. The lid contains a mythical horse-like figure with two wings and a large head.
Publication History
- Henry Brownrigg, Betel Cutters from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Thames & Hudson (London, 1992), 126
Verification Level
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