beer container (narcotics & intoxicants: drinking); lid (narcotics & intoxicants: drinking); beer drinking straw

Beer vessel made from internode of Dendrocalamus sikkimensis (?), one node left to form bottom. Lid made from node and pierced to receive drinking cane, which is a thin hollow tube. Carrying strap and ornamentation of three bands around the body and another round the lid of plaited calamus.

Collection Information

These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.

The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.

If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk