1994.251 Mount: female figure

Batak people used bags of fur or leather as containers for tobacco or betel nut utensils. Usually fitted with brass chains that served as handles, the bags were reinforced with brass elements at the sides, opening, and base. This brass figure may have been used as a protective charm, attached to the end of a bag just below the opening, thus providing a point of connection for the chain handle.

Roslyn A. Walker, Label text, 2013.

Indonesia  

1994: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from Pacific American Corp. (Steven G. Alpert), Dallas, Texas

Notes:

The main source for this provenance is the copy of the invoice from Steven G. Alpert to the Dallas Museum of Art dated October 25, 1994, in the Collections Records object file (1994.251).

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