Title
Food cover
Year/Period
c. 1920
Region
Timor, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesian Archipelago
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 18 x 37.5 cm
Accession No.
XXXX-09931
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. John Barker
This dishcover made of 'lontar' leaves is decorated with a stylised form of a bug. It was porbably used in houses of the ruling elites in West Timor.Covers such as these were a means of storing dishes of prepared food for short periods of time.
