Container Item Number: B41 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cylindrical container that has a red stopper with simple geometric linear bands of tooled lead foil. The tube has simple borders of semi-circles and circles at both ends and a lead band at the bottom. Contains white powder.
History Of Use
Probably for a woman's face powder.
Item History
- Made in Sarawak, Malaysia before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Container
- Identification Number
- B41
- Type of Item
- container
- Material
- bamboo grass, wood and lead metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 18.1 cm, diameter 3.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Bidayuh
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sarawak, Malaysia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/0249