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A10993 Covered box, beaten bark/leather, Batak People, Sumatra, 1900-1920
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Object statement
Covered box, beaten bark/leather, Batak People, Sumatra, 1900-1920
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
This covered box was made by the Toba Batak people of Sumatra, Indonesia.

This covered box was made 1900-1920.
History Notes include facts about what has happened to an object since manufacture. This could include who owned it and how it was used (provenance). It may also describe any cultural meanings with which it may have become associated. History notes
This covered box was used by the Batak people for storing textiles. In many parts of Indonesia, heirloom textiles, along with other treasured objects, are stored in special containers in the upper section of houses. Allied with the realm of spirits, the addition or removal of objects from the area is often accompanied by ritual.

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Description
Covered box, beaten bark/leather, Batak People, Sumatra, 1900-1920.
Cylindrical box with lid made from beaten bark joined by leather twine along the sides and base with cane used to reinforce the base of box and lid. The whole is varnished dark brown.

Made: Toba Batak people; Sumatra, Indonesia; 1900 - 1920


Used: Toba Batak people; Sumatra, Indonesia
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
A10993
Production date
1900 - 1920
Height
215 mm
Diameter
330 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Purchased 1984
Subjects
+ Indonesian culture
+ Ceremonies and rites
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