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Medicine Bottle

Object Number:P856
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Kayan
Provenience: Borneo
Sarawak
Section:Oceanian
Materials:Crocodile Tooth
Wood
Plant Fiber
Length: 15.1 cm
Credit Line:Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898

Description

Buan. Medicine container made of tooth of estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), with wooden stopper. Woven wrapping at top of tooth, with twisted loop connecting tooth and stopper.

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