A SILVER-INLAID BRASS BETEL BOX (LUTUAN)
Islamic Mindanao, Southern Philippines, South East Asia, early 20th century

Of elongated rectangular shape with flattened corners, resting on a flat base, surmounted by a hinged lid, the interior divided into four narrow lidded compartments, the exterior of the box and the lids of the inner compartments profusely silver-inlaid with a variety of motifs including a stylised version of the sarimanok bird's tail feathers, orchid blooms, interlocking sprays, and scrolling obid-obid (stylised rope) pattern around the borders, 8cm x 17cm x 7.7cm.

An almost identical Mindanao silver-inlaid brass betel box can be seen on Michael Backman's website, stock 2998.

Dimensions: 8cm x 17cm x 7.7cm