Philippines Silver Inlay Betel Nut Box Hopi Jewelry He is wearing a bracelet

He is wearing a bracelet on his left arm

There is extensive black painting on his face as well as on his body

an Austrian artist who lived in the United States for a period of time in the 1930's

a nose ring and earrings with three small loops

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Philippines Silver Inlay Betel Nut Box Hopi Jewelry He is wearing a braceletThis is a fine example of an early 20th C rectangular bronze betal nut box with beautiful and elaborate silver inlay from Mindanao in the Philippines. The box has a handle on each side and has four compartments inside with silver inlaid lids to hold the four ingredients necessary for the betal nut chew, the areca nut, betel piper vine leaves, lime and tobacco leafs. These boxes come from the Maranaw, an Islamic people living in Mindanao. The box is in