Container Item Number: B264 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A natural coloured cylindrical container with a top that is bound by a woven band. Container is decorated wtih horizontal bands of arabesque scrolls emphasized with dark pigment around the top and the bottom. Stopper has a seated figure carved on top. Figure sits on the ground with the feet angling inward while the elbows rest on the bent knees. Has bored circular eyes, a white face, and black hair which is flat across the top.
History Of Use
For tobacco.
Item History
- Made in Kalimantan, Indonesia
- Owned by G. Barnwell before November 1953
- Received from G. Barnwell (Donor) during November 1953
What
- Name
- Container
- Identification Number
- B264
- Type of Item
- container
- Material
- wood, paint, plant fibre, bamboo grass and pigment
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, painted and engraved
- Overall
- height 43.6 cm, width 10.0 cm, depth 6.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Western Indonesian
- Previous Owner
- G. Barnwell
- Received from
- G. Barnwell (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kalimantan, Indonesia
When
- Ownership Date
- before November 1953
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1953
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2206/0003