Accession No
Z 33887
Description
Tangkal Riang Sěmangat. Charm for recalling a child's soul when unconscious. Two wooden sticks wrapped with cloth and a piece of paper bearing calligraphy in Arabic or Jawi script.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia; Selangor; Kuala Langat District
Period
Source
Skeat, Walter William [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 33887; Skeat II: 128
Cultural Affliation
Material
Paper; Cloth; Wood; ink
Local Term
Tangkal Riang Semangat
Measurements
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card for Z 33887, 'Charm for 'recalling a child's soul' (*Tangkal Riang Sěmangat)'.
Event Date
Author: Mark Elliott
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register Z5, p.169, reads, 'Z 33887. Charm (2 sticks with paper + cloth attached).'
Event Date
Author: Mark Elliott
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Walter William Skeat.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Charm.
Event Date 6/1/1987
Author: maa
Context (Related Documents)
Collector's catalogue card: '2nd Skeat Coll. 128. Charm for 'recalling a child's soul' (Tangkal riang semangat)
Addition in second manuscript: 'when it has lost consciousness'.
Addition in third manuscript: 'tangkal riang semangat [see Malay Magic, p. ]'
Event Date 10/1/2025
Author: Mark Elliott
Description (Physical description)
Tangkal Riang Sěmangat. Charm for recalling a child's soul when unconscious. Two wooden sticks wrapped with cloth and a piece of paper bearing calligraphy in Arabic or Jawi script.
Event Date 10/1/2025
Author: Mark Elliott
FM:77872
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