Lip Balm Holder

82-7-62B

From: Thailand | Northeast Thailand

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 82-7-62B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Northeast Thailand
Date Made 1900-1981
Section Asian
Materials Wood
Description

Small wooden container with lid. Used to hold lip balm made from boiled bees nests. Applied while eating betal. Often put in betel boxes.

Height 2.5 cm
Outside Diameter 6 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 145 - Other Number

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