Title
Pouch
Year/Period
Late 19th century
Region
Malay Peninsula
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 11.5 x 7.5 x 3.3 cm
Accession No.
XXXX-10216
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Alfred Dent Machado, 1897
This pouch is finely plaited with dyed pandan leaves or 'mengkuang' into geometric designs. Pandanus storage bags such as this are used to carry small items like tobacco, betel quid and money.
