Betel Box
Tobacco Box
82-7-65A
From: Thailand | Udon | Burma (uncertain) | Pagan (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Kun-it | Aep Yaa |
| Object Number | 82-7-65A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Burmese (uncertain) | Thai (uncertain) | Isaan (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon | Burma (uncertain) | Pagan (uncertain) |
| Date Made | 1900-1950 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo | Thayo | Lacquer |
| Technique | Lacquered | Thayo |
| Description | Cylindrical betel box base in lacquer with bamboo structure. Red color. Etching design in za-yun, Burmese term for wire mesh design. Wide base with an inward step for the lid to rest on. Tall vertical inner portion. Probably imported to Thailand from Pagan, Burma. |
| Height | 8.2 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 12.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 249 - Other Number |
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