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Container for Tooth-blackening Paste (Sihung)

Lampungese

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Caption

Lampungese. Container for Tooth-blackening Paste (Sihung), 19th century or earlier. Wrought Iron, 7 1/4 x 20 1/4 x 4 5/8 in. (18.4 x 51.4 x 11.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Samuel Eilenberg , 2001.29.6. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Lampungese

Title

Container for Tooth-blackening Paste (Sihung)

Date

19th century or earlier

Geography

Place made: Indonesia

Medium

Wrought Iron

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

7 1/4 x 20 1/4 x 4 5/8 in. (18.4 x 51.4 x 11.7 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of Samuel Eilenberg

Accession Number

2001.29.6

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Artists and makers

Lampungese

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