Late 19th Century Carved Wood Lime Container Indonesia # 3

Description

A fine old ethnographic relic from Indonesia
It is a cylindrical lime container made of carved wood, most likely bamboo … more A fine old ethnographic relic from Indonesia
It is a cylindrical lime container made of carved wood, most likely bamboo
Incised decorations with geometrical patterns in darker color
Lime paste is one of the three ingredients to make a betel quid, together with betel leaf and thin slices of areca-nut. Chewing this mixture is a tradition or ritual, which dates back thousand of years from South Asia to the pacific, especially in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines
Circa late 19th/ ea. 20th century, Indonesia / West Timor
Measurements: Approx. 5.5" x 1.75"
Condition: Very Good overall. Please see photos. All original. less