Betel Nut Container Item Number: 2878/44 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rounded, copper cast container with lid. A lotus flower is carved into the lid and base with leaves around the flower. There is a raised circle that surrounds the flower and leaves and where the leaves connect to the circle there are openings cut into the metal. Around the edges of the container there are flower petals engraved into the metal and at the base there are three leaves in between each petal.
History Of Use
Used as a betel nut container.
Item History
- Made in Puri, Odisha, India before 1900
- Owned by Tamarin Productions Inc. before May 4, 2011
- Received from Tamarin Productions Inc. (Seller) and Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source) on May 4, 2011
What
- Name
- Betel Nut Container
- Identification Number
- 2878/44 a-b
- Type of Item
- container
- Material
- copper metal
- Overall
- height 5.9 cm, diameter 8.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Indian
- Previous Owner
- Tamarin Productions Inc.
- Received from
- Tamarin Productions Inc. (Seller) and Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Puri, Odisha, India
When
- Creation Date
- before 1900
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 2011
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2878/0044 a-b