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Betel Container Lid

2001.02.0011B

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Artifact Identification Betel Container Lid   (2001.02.0011B)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Furnishings
    2. :
  2. Household Accessories
    3. :
  3. Containers for Smoking & Tobacco
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 1960
Culture Karen
Location On Exhibitin the Southeast Asia and Oceania exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Diameter) 12.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 1.5 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 189 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Varnish--Lacquer, Plant
Manufacturing Processes Weaving--Basket, Lacquering

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Rooney, Dawn F. Betel Chewing Traditions in South-East Asia. Images of Asia Series. Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1993.

Nguyen Xuan Hien. "Betel Chewing in Vietnam. Its Past and Current Importance." Anthropos, 101.2006: 499-518.

Goodman, J., Lovejoy, P. E., & Sherratt, A. (Eds.). (1995). Consuming Habits: Drugs in History and Anthropology. New York, NY: Routledge.

Fraser-Lu, Sylvia. (2000). Burmese Lacquerware. Bangkok, Thailand: Orchid Press.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Clark E. Cunningham
Reproduction No

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