Belt pouch

Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"649. Belt bag - "Purukang"A similar bag to the previous one, a bit smaller and made of red European cloth, again with a nicely chased tobacco or Sirih box, "salapa". At the place where there previous bag has two pieces of wood, there are here two nicely carved horn plates. The whole thing is more finely and more beautifully worked; it is usually carried around the waist on a silver chain by nobles and privileged people."Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 157). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller