TWO BETEL NUT BOXES (LUOTAN) WITH FLOWER MOTIFS (OKIRADATU).
Origin: Southern Philippines. Mindanao. Date: Late 19th - early 20th c. Maker/Designer: Maranao tribe. Technique: Bronze with flat silver inlay. Measurement: a) 1.265g, 13.7x6.8x6.3cm. b) 853g, 18.3x4.8 x8.1cm. ConditionA/B.
Provenance: -Private collection Southern Germany.Acquired ca. 1980 in Zamboanga.
Literature: -Compare: BrentAnd MarthaAshabranner, Brass Boxes of the Southern Philippines, in:Arts ofAsia, May/June 1982, p. 129-135.