Title
Tobacco pouch
Year/Period
Late 19th century
Region
Jalor (Yala), Northeast Malay Peninsula
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 10.5 x 7.5 cm
Accession No.
XXXX-10211
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Alfred Dent Machada, 1897
This finely woven tobacco box is made of rattan 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.
