Tackle Box (uncertain)

90-12-1

From: Samoa Islands | Tutuila

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 90-12-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Samoa Islands | Tutuila
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Plant Fiber
Description

Rounded square wooden box with lid. Projecting handles at sides. Knob at center of lid. Braided fiber cord runs through holes in the handles and the center knob, holding the lid on. Inside, two additional pieces of rope tied together (broken or cut from the original?) Box split from base in two places.

Height 14.5 cm
Width 18 cm
Credit Line Gift of Philip B. Street, 1990

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