Tooth Blackener Dish
P1397
From: Sumatra | Komering Agong (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Native Name | Lelaam |
Object Number | P1397 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Lampong (uncertain) |
Provenience | Sumatra | Komering Agong (uncertain) |
Date Made | 1901 |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Metal |
Description | Dish to hold tooth blackener. Metal, narrow, bow shaped with upswept ends, four short legs. Shallow depression in middle. "Lelaam. Iron dish which is used in blackening the teeth." |
Height | 12 cm |
Length | 33.5 cm |
Width | 3 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of H. M. Hiller and Alfred C. Harrison Jr., 1901 |
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