Accession No
2003.83
Description
purse - Purse.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Philippines; Luzon; Aurora; Casiguran; San Ildefonso Peninsula; Dibato
Period
Source
Souza, Roberta Guimaraes de [field collector]; Crowther-Beynon Grant [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2003.83
Cultural Affliation
Agta
Material
basketry; plant (sabutan)
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
See de Souza’s report in UCMAA paper archives for further information about this object and its social context, together with fieldwork photographs relating to the object. The following information is summarized from the report: ‘This is an object that, with little variation in shape, everybody has. It is used to keep he betel nut chewing (nga-nga) kit. This includes that betel nut (butang), the lime (apog) and tobacco leaves (tabaco)...The purse with the “kit” inside is usually tied around the waist with a thin cord..”.
Event Date 27/5/2003
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Purse.
Event Date 27/5/2003
Author: maa
FM:265141
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