Brass box

Description
Used for storing smaller valuables, also betel or tobacco. Imported from Brunei or made by Maloh craftsmen. Part of wealth of one family, inherited as an heirloom.

Brass, rectangular box with a raised geometric and floral design on the sides and the top of the lid. No handle or catch.
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Media/Materials
Brass.
Production place
Lubok Antu, Sarawak, Malaysia
Collection
N.M. Roe Collection/Iban & Indonesian Collection/Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1972/129/22

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