box (containers)

A box made of wood with an iron lock and hinge. The surface of the object is painted with a floral and zigzag design, which is on a reddish background. These designs are only painted onto the front-side of the box. The other sides of the box are also painted a reddish brown, apart from the rear-side and the base, which is left undecorated. The box has a hinged lid and sits on one length of wood which run width-ways at one side of the box. The other length of wood is missing. The keys for the box are not present and might be missing. There is a fragment attached to front side of the box.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1982.173ii
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 170 x 275 x 165 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; iron; paint
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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