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Listed in the 14th Annual Report (1899) 'Appendix II Skeat Collection./This collection was formed by the donor, Mr Walter W. Skeat, M.A., District Magistrate of Larut, Perak, in the Kuala Langat District of Selangor in the years 1896 and 1897'.
Event Date 1899
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

Context (Acquisition Details)
The 14th Annual Report (1899) noted that 'Mr Walter W. Skeat, M.A., District Magistrate of Larut, Selangor, Perak, has presented his extensive collection of Malay and Sakei weapons, implements, costumes, models, etc., comprising over a thousand specimens. This collection, the result of many years residence in the country, fills a considerable gap in the Museum series, and is the more valuable as many of the objects it embraces are actually no longer in use among the people, or are being rapidly displaced by European goods. By Grace, 10 February, 1898, Reporter, p. 486, the thanks of the University were offered to the donor for this most valuable gift.
The cost of packing and conveyance to Singapore was defrayed by the donor; while his father, Professor Skeat, generously paid the expenses of transit from Singapore to Cambridge; so that the collection was received by the University free of cost'.
Event Date 1899
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

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In the 14th Annual Report, Appendix II entitled "Skeat Collection", the object was given No. 845, under "15. Witchcraft and Medicine" The object was described, "3. Lang-suir, of woman's shape with long hair and nails, having a hole in the nape of the neck. The lang-suir wears a green dress and flies about at night with outstretched arms. By cutting off her hair and stuffing it into the nape of her neck, this spirit changed into a mortal woman and it is believed that men have married her."
Event Date 5/1/1987
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

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Catalogue card has a sketch diagram; Collected by: Skeat.W.W
Event Date 5/1/1987
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Wooden figure of a woman with long hair and nails and a hole in the nape of the neck.
Event Date 5/1/1987
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
A Lang-suir. Wooden woman figure with two long strands of hair, in a dress. There is bump in the back of her head, usually covered by the hair, and a nape in the back of her neck. Two holes on her feet. The figure does not stand still on their own.
Event Date 27/11/2023
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu