Title
Tobacco box
Year/Period
Late 19th century
Region
Jalor (Yala), Northeast Malay Peninsula
Material
PANDANUS LEAVES
Dimension
Object size: 7 x 6.5 cm
Accession No.
XXXX-10253
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Alfred Dent Machado, 1897
NLB Type
Fibrework
This finely woven tobacco box is made of pandan leaves. In Southeast Asia, the main materials used in weaving comes from the region's abundant vegetation. Common fibres such bamboo, rattan, bark, palm leaf and pandanus, which is more commonly known as pandan leaves or 'mengkuang', are skilfully turned into various household receptacles such as this tobacco box.
