HANDMADE ETCHED POWDER LIME PREMIUM ANCESTRAL CONTAINER
Type of Object: POWDER LIME CONTAINER
Ethnic Group: TIMORESE
Country of Origin: INDONESIA
Materials: BONE, WOOD
Approximate Age: 40 plus years
Dimensions: 6.5" by 1.0"by 0 .75"
16.0cm by 2.0cm by 2.0cm
Weight: 2.4 ounces, 66.0 grams; 0.15 lb
Overall Condition: EXCELLENT
Additional Information:
In the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and other Asian countries; native people chew a mixture after meals consisting of betel leaf, betel nut (areca) and powdered lime. This custom for thousands of years makes the teeth red, and when combined together gives the person a boost, the mixture produces some psychoactive drug. The bone container is a storage container for powdered lime turned into a paste.
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All of the individual items in our Ebay store are from my personal collection. These are objects acquired from more than 30 years of collecting both in the field and in New York. It has culminated in the creation of Ethnix Tribal Arts gallery on Broadway, New York City. Since our business is homebased in New York, many African traders stop in my store first before moving on to other cities in the United States. As a result we have the opportunity to choose "the cream of the crop" from their cargo. Each item has been selected for its individual merit such as the quality of workmanship, construction, age and authenticity.