108021 Catalog Card
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| Title | 108021 Catalog Card |
| Description | scan of catalog card[FRONT][MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History. | ENT | [Field Museum Subject Code written in red] 34-16 | Country: Mindanao P.I. | Locality: Lanao Lake. | People: Lanao Moro. | Stock. | Name: Crescent shape betel nut box with three divisions. For betel nuts, lime, and "buyo" leaves.Design on cover and back of box. Rings for chain at each end of the crescent. over. | Collection: R.F. Cummings Expedition, (F.C. Cole, 1907-8). | Notes: | Width: | Length: 7" | Height: 1 1/2" | Price: Exchange.[LEFT MARGIN] A | 108021 | Acc. 1060 |[ILLUSTRATION] | [ILLUSTRATION NOTATION] | [BACK] | Boxes made in crescent-shape fit against the hips where they are supported by means of a belt or cord. They contain the betel nuts, buyo leaves and lime, all of which are necessary to the user of this narcotic. The great majority of the people have the habit ofchewing betel nut. It does not seem to be injurious; on the contrary its effect is said to be the production of abundant saliva, which aids digestion, preserves the teeth, and relieves fatigue. |
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| Summary | 108021 | 1060 - 108021 Catalog Card, [0.362 MB], (application/pdf) |
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