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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
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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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