Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Box for storing Buddhist Doctrinal Manuscripts
Hip sai kham phi
Gift of King Chulalongkorn, 1876
Siam Exhibit,Centennial Exposition
Wood, lacquer, mother-of-pearl
Department of Anthropology, cat. # E27123
62.5 cm length x 10 cm width x 11.5 cm height

Gallery 1

1a. Robert's Treaty, 1833

1b. Harris Treaty, 1856

1c. Status & Rank of the Presidents

Gallery 2

2a. H.M. King Chulongkorn's Gifts

2b. Centennial Exposition, 1876

2c. 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition

Gallery 3

3a. Institutional Gifts

3b. Recent Gifts to the US

3c. Thai Royal Gifts in Perspective

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