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'.

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 (Field collection)
Collected by the vendor, William Walter Skeat during the expedition to the Malay Provinces of Lower Siam in 1899.
Event Date 1899
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

Context (Related Documents)
In the 14th Annual Report, Appendix II entitled "Skeat Collection", the object was given No. 420, under "7. Means of locomotion/All the objects included in this section are models." The object was described, "A P. jalong-jalong. Similar to the last, but the bows are fuller, and both dandans are square and ornate. Length 19".5;".

The "last" mentioning above, No. 419, was described, "A P. lancha. Two masts and a bowsprit. The dandan follows the lines of the sharp bows, but is square over the stern. Carries a deck-house aft, a rudder, and a pair of sweeps. Length 21"."
Event Date 1899
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

Context (Related Documents)
The dimensions of the box in which the item is stored are given as 25.0" x 8.0" x 8.75" . It is top opening. There are three numbers given on the card: " 14 A" , " 31 K" , " 30" . These may belong to an obsolete system of classification; in any case their meaning is unclear. This item needs rechecking against the Skeat Printed Catalogue I; Collected by: Skeat.W.W in 1896; 1897
Event Date 16/1/1987
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
A P. jalong-jalong. Two masts and a bowsprit. The dandan follows the lines of the bow and both dandans are square and ornate. Length 19" .5.
Event Date 16/1/1987
Author: maa