Description (Physical description)
Nine small wooden models with plain rushwork basket
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Production / use)
Deposited in soul hut of deceased.
Event Date
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

Context (Field collection)
Collected by Walter William Skeat.
Event Date
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

Description (Labels & Markings)
Old paper label handwritten in pencil attached on .1 reads '960'. Author and date unknown.
Event Date
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

Description (Labels & Markings)
Old printed paper label pasted on one side of the plaited bag (.1) reads 'S 19 B'. Author and date unknown.
Event Date
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

Context (Related Documents)
The card states: " Besisisi Sakeis". In the absence of detailed information regarding this reference, it has been tentatively assigned (during computer transcription) to the field for Tribal Group
Event Date 8/1/1987
Author: maa

Context (Amendments / updates)
'Besisi is a language spoken the Malay Peninsula. It belongs to the Southern Aslian branch of the Aslian languages. It is the only remaining Aslian language spoken in a coastal area. In light of this, it has been removed from the Cultural Group tab, but the reference retained in the Context fields'.
Event Date 25/10/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin

Context (Amendments / updates)
'The term Sakei was removed from the Cultural Group field as this is a slang term that is considered inappropriate and offensive in Malaysia, and does not refer to a specific cultural group. As advised by Alice Rudge, a visiting researcher from the British Library [22/10/2018]'.
Event Date 25/10/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin

Description (Physical description)
One plant fibre plaited bag (.1) and in which nine small wooden models (.2-11) were placed inside.
[Description list of the nine models]
.2: A small weapon, possibly a sword.
.3: A broken piece of wood in trapezoid shape.
.4: An oval shape piece of wood.
.5-6: Two short cylinder wood pieces.
.7: A knob-shaped wood piece.
.8: A short cylinder with a hoop on the top.
.9-10: Two longer cylinder wood pieces.
.11: A flat piece shaped like a spoon.
Event Date 3/2/2025
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu