Tobacco Box
| Object Number: | P499A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Borneo Sarawak |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Wood Peel |
| Length: | 15.2 cm |
| Width: | 4.8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
Description
One of two small, cylindrical wooden boxes with lids identified by Furness in The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters as "a pair of wooden tobacco boxes, probably made by a Kelabit." Tunkin.. Tunkin. Tabacco inside. Engraved geometric patterns.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| The Dayaks: Peoples of the Borneo Rain Forest (Furness, Hiller, Harrison Borneo Collection) (25 Feb 1989 - 01 Jul 1990) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Furness, William H. 1902. The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters: Its Festivals and Folk-lore.. Philadelphia. J. B. Lippincott & Co. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: following p. 170 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] McDougall, William, and Hose, Charles. 1912. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo.. London. Macmillan and Company. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Vol. I, Plate 44, b (top, second from left) | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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