Lottery Block Box
16449X
From: Johore | Malay Peninsula
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Chap Jiki |
| Object Number | 16449X |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Johore | Malay Peninsula |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Inscription Language | Malay Language |
| Description | Box for blocks for chap jiki (Chap Ji Kee = 十二支). Red wood box with writing on side that reads: "Letters of Chap jiki" along with something written in Malay above it. Comes with 23 rectangular blocks of wood painted white. 11 of them have a character painted on both sides in red and 12 of them have one painted on them in black. One of the red blocks is missing. |
| Length | 5 cm |
| Width | 10 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from the Sultan of Johore (through his agent Rounsevelle Wildman), 1893 |
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