Cigarette Box
89-13-240A
From: Burma | Pagan | Rangoon | Bogyoke Market
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Sikaret-bu |
| Object Number | 89-13-240A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Burmese |
| Provenience | Burma | Pagan | Rangoon | Bogyoke Market |
| Date Made | 1950-1989 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo | Lacquer | Gilding | Thayo |
| Technique | Lacquered | Gilded |
| Inscription Language | Burmese Language |
| Description | Round cigarette box with sliding lid to fit a standard-size packet of 20 cigarettes. Bamboo lacquered form with thayo and gilding. The lid is decorated in black and gold designs with swirling foliage. In bottom of box is paper label from shop that sells lacquer in Bogyoke Market, Rangoon. |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Estate of Elizabeth Lyons, Keeper of the Asian Collections, University Museum, 1989 |
| Other Number | None - Field No SF |
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