betel-box;
betel equipment
- Museum number
- 1998,0723.54
- Description
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Betel box of lacquered, woven bamboo, possibly of Shan design. The box is decorated in the yun (incised) technique with dark red lacquer covered with black hatching, thin bands of yellow, and dark green also covered with small, dense, black hatching. Inside there are two trays.
- Production date
- 20thC (early)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 14.20 centimetres
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Height: 13 centimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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2000 Apr - 2000 Aug, BM, 'Visions from the Golden Land: Burma and the Art of Lacquer.'
- Acquisition date
- 1998
- Acquisition notes
- Acquired from U Maung Maung in Pagan in December 1990 for 2,500 kyats.
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1998,0723.54
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: Isaacs 54
