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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9975001, member: 2844"]All I can say is that it looks like the boxes and cabinets that were sold in Indonesian souvenir and decor shops overhere in the 1990s. I believe most of those were made in Bali and Lombok for the tourist trade and export. They were a mishmash of styles and made up 'tribal' designs to appeal to the Western idea of the exotic.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe a clue for next time, genuine Indonesian tribal boxes don't have such a Western shape with bevelled overlapping lid and bottom.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9975001, member: 2844"]All I can say is that it looks like the boxes and cabinets that were sold in Indonesian souvenir and decor shops overhere in the 1990s. I believe most of those were made in Bali and Lombok for the tourist trade and export. They were a mishmash of styles and made up 'tribal' designs to appeal to the Western idea of the exotic. Maybe a clue for next time, genuine Indonesian tribal boxes don't have such a Western shape with bevelled overlapping lid and bottom.[/QUOTE]
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