Canister and lid

Museum number:
9-11150a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210911150a@2cb
Alternate number:
90 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Object count:
2
Description:
Container for one ingredient of pan; copper; 12 cm length; 11.4 cm width; a) canister b) lid
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Delhi State, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Delhi
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
December 1969
Materials:
Copper (metal) (?plated; canister and lid both round)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Canisters
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
Holds a single ingredient (i. e. lime, betel nut) of pan, which is described on 9-11146; mixed with other ingredients; used by men; part of set 9-11146 through 9-11159. Made by men.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 12 centimeters and width 11.4 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Canister and lid, accession number 9-11150a,b, described as Container for one ingredient of pan; copper; 12 cm length; 11.4 cm width; a) canister b) lidHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Canister and lid, accession number 9-11150a,b, described as Container for one ingredient of pan; copper; 12 cm length; 11.4 cm width; a) canister b) lid
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Canister and lid, accession number 9-11150a,b, described as Container for one ingredient of pan; copper; 12 cm length; 11.4 cm width; a) canister b) lid

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