Lottery Block Box

16449X

From: Johore | Malay Peninsula

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Chap Jiki
Object Number 16449X
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Johore | Malay Peninsula
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood
Inscription Language Malay Language
Description

Box for blocks for chap jiki (Chap Ji Kee = 十二支). Red wood box with writing on side that reads: "Letters of Chap jiki" along with something written in Malay above it. Comes with 23 rectangular blocks of wood painted white. 11 of them have a character painted on both sides in red and 12 of them have one painted on them in black. One of the red blocks is missing.

Length 5 cm
Width 10 cm
Credit Line Purchased from the Sultan of Johore (through his agent Rounsevelle Wildman), 1893

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