Lime Container
P2101A
From: Philippine Islands | Northern Luzon
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P2101A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Ifugao |
| Provenience | Philippine Islands | Northern Luzon |
| Date Made | 1907 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Technique | Carved |
| Iconography | Man |
| Description | Small urn-shaped wooden container with a stopper (B) carved in the form of a seated figure, elbows on knees. Used to carry powdered lime which is chewed, along with areca nut and betel leaf, as a mild stimulant and facilitator of social intercourse. |
| Height | 10.8 cm |
| Width | 5 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with Peabody Museum, 1910 |
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