Tobacco Box
P917
From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P917 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kayan |
| Provenience | Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River |
| Date Made | 1897 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bamboo | Pigment |
| Description | Bamboo tobacco box. "Telu pahambung." K[ayan]. Bamboo tube, separates in the middle. Two large bands of carved spiral designs. Vertical lines of pigment above and below the carved designs. |
| Height | 30.48 cm |
| Width | 5.715 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899 |
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