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betel-box(miniature)

Object Type
Museum number: 1998,0723.91
Description: Miniature betel box with two internal trays. Made of woven (plaited basketry) and coiled split bamboo and lacquer, and decorated, in the yun technique, in red and green and using a simple form of the ku-nan kan-byat design on the lid (top and sides). The interiors all covered in a plain red lacquer coating. The base decorated with a 'basketry' design, in green and the sides of the drum bearing a simple scrolling design in red on green - all done in yun. Upper tray still bears some signs of lime.
Production date: 20thC(mid)
Production place: Made in: Pagan (probably)
Materials: bamboo; lacquer; cinnabar
Technique: plaited (basketry); coiled (basketry); yun; lacquered
Dimensions: Diameter: 6.50 centimetres; Height: 6 centimetres
Location: Not on display
Condition: Cracked and bumped; clearly much used before collection!
Acquisition name: Donated by: Ralph H Isaacs; Donated by: Mrs Ruth Isaacs
Acquisition date: 1998
Acquisition notes: Purchased by the donors in Pagan from U Ko Ba Ma for 500 kyats.
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1998,0723.91
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: Isaacs 91