Title
Betal nut bag
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Timor island, Eastern Indonesian archipelago
Material
Dimension
Object size: L118 x W24
Accession No.
1993-00262
Collection of
This bag It would have been used by a man to hold betel nut. Lizard motifs, images of protection, are worked in the cloth with brightly coloured yarn. Tightly wrapped yarn in the red and orange forms the stiff, long tassels at the bottom of the bag. The addition of glass beads and shells means it belonged to a wealthy person.
