Title
Tunggal
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Sumba, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia
Object Type
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 8.1 x 9.7 x 3.0 cm
Accession No.
2022-00854
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Dr Kenson Kwok
A tongal or tunggal is a wooden pouch worn by men from the communities of the Island of Sumba, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands. They would be worn tied at the waist and would be used to carry a variety of belongings, from money and traditional jewellery to even tobacco.
