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box

human history
  • Other Name

    Indian presentation box made of silver (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Rectangular [presentation box] in [silver], with ornamentation covering lid and all sides. The ornamentation includes images of flowers, leaves, birds, anthropomorphic figures with bird bodies and human faces. The four feet of the box are sculpted to look like bird feet, each holding an egg between three talons. Opens along the back hinge. lengthways. The inside of the box is lined with a plush purple material.

  • Place
  • Accession Date
    1919
  • Other Id

    13211 (ethnology)

  • Department

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