Kacip Betel nut cutter, steel, inlaid gold, semiprecious
stone, Central Java. L: 19.3 cm. The image of a
crowned serpent deity or Naga also appears as a batik and weft ikat motif
McIntosh 2019 – Thread and Fire – Textiles and Jewellery from the Isles of Indonesia and Timor 2 | Naga Kacip: A snake god at work