Lime Container

CultureBatak

MediumBamboo, rattan, wood, fiber, and hair

DimensionsOverall (with hair): 22 1/2 × 2 3/4 inches (57.15 × 6.99 cm)
.1 (vessel): 5 1/2 × 2 3/4 inches (13.97 × 6.99 cm)
.2 (lid with figure including hair): 19 × 2 1/2 × 3 3/4 inches (48.26 × 6.35 × 9.53 cm)

Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025

Object number2025.56.129.1,2

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DescriptionA container wrapped in fiber, bamboo and rattan. A carved, crouched wooded figure sits above the lid. Strands of hair stick out from above the head. The container was probably used to contain lime.Provenance

Provenance

With John Bosshard, Santa Fe, NM;

Purchased from John Bosshard by Ralph T. Coe (1929-2010);

His bequest to the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 2010-2025;

The Coe Center's gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025.

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