Salt Container Item Number: 3563/4 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Woven rattan container with wooden lid. The round container is made of wood, covered in rattan basketry on the sides; rounded wood base. There are two small woven loop handles on the sides near the top. The wooden stopper (part b) is carved into a wedge shape, with a round plug that fits into the top of the container. An adhesive label on the base reads: "Ceremonial salt container".

History Of Use

Batak salt container.

Narrative

Collected by Geoffrey Hainsworth while working in Indonesia in the early 1980s.

Item History

What

Name
Salt Container
Identification Number
3563/4 a-b
Type of Item
container
Material
rattan and wood
Overall
height 11.0 cm, width 6.0 cm, depth 4.0 cm
Part A
height 8.0 cm, width 6.0 cm, depth 4.0 cm
Part B
height 4.1 cm, diameter 3.7 cm

Who

Culture
Batak
Previous Owner
Geoffrey Hainsworth and Carole Hainsworth
Received from
Carole Hainsworth (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Sumatra, Indonesia

When

Collection Date
during 1981
Ownership Date
before 2011 and before May 2, 2022
Acquisition Date
on May 2, 2022

Other

Condition
good
Accession Number
3563/0004 a-b