container (containers); lid

A container consisting of a carved coconut shell with a wooden base and lid. The base is a circular piece of turned wood with three feet and carved lines around the edge. There are three carved elephants standing on the base. The body of the container, the coconut shell, rests on the elephants. It is carved with various floral and geometric designs. The lid is made of a turned piece of wood, with carved lines around the edge. Standing on the lid is a carved wooden elephant, holding a ball on a stick.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1978.9
PLACE
COLLECTION
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; ebony; coconut; ivory
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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