Ritual container (naga morsarang)

Object PlaceSumatra, Indonesia

Medium/TechniqueWood, horn, hair, string

DimensionsOverall: 30.5 x 20.3 cm (12 x 8 in.) includes stopper

Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel

Accession number2014.304

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ClassificationsCeremonial artifacts

Collections

Africa and Oceania

ProvenanceBy 1977, Loed van Bussel (dealer), Amsterdam (his inventory no. 1B049) [see note]. July 8, 1985, sold by Michael Oliver, Inc., New York, to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date

NOTE: He lent this to the Museum Nusantara, Delft, beginning in 1977 (loan no. BL22-10).