Betel Nut Bag (Aluk)
mid 20th century
Object Place for LabelWest Timor, Indonesian
Medium/TechniqueCotton, tapestry-woven and twined; glass beads, seeds, coins, plated palm fiber, coconut shell (?), carved wood and animal hair
DimensionsOverall bag: 33 x 22.9 cm (13 x 9 in.)
Credit LineGift of Judith Manelis
Accession number2012.831
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceAbout 1990, purchased at an antique store, Deer Isle, ME by Judith Manelis, Lexington, MA; 2012, gift of Judith Manelis to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 24, 2012)
early to mid 20th century
1960s?
mid 20th–late 20th century
about 1960
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