Cotton coin of 1 bida or kampua [= 1/10 duit] from the island of Buton, southwest of Sulawesi
Also known as: Katoenen munt van 1 bida of kampua [=1/10 duit] van het eiland Buton, ten Zuid-Westen van Sulawesi
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1800 - 1870
Cotton coin, made from a patch of coarse cotton fabric, where the obverse and reverse consist of threads of different colours. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4387; its record gives material recorded as cotton (textile); technique weaving; measurements length 13 cm x width 4.5 cm.
Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- cotton (textile)
- Technique
- weaving
- Dimensions
- length 13 cm x width 4.5 cm · lengte 13 cm x breedte 4,5 cm
- Measurements
- length 13 cm x width 4.5 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Katoenen munt van 1 bida of kampua [=1/10 duit] van het eiland Buton, ten Zuid-Westen van Sulawesi
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4387
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue references
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