salt box (box (food processing & storage)); lid (containers)

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 621
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 621

Cylindrical salt box and lid made of bamboo. The lid and base have been stained dark brown. There is a narrow loose circlet of plaited plant fibre around the body of the box, and a similar plait adhered to the rim of the lid.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
621
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 236 mm x 30 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
bamboo; plant fibre; pigment
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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