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 (Related Documents)
In the 14th Annual Report, Appendix II entitled "Skeat Collection", the object was given No. 418, under "7. Means of locomotion/All the objects included in this section are models." The object was described, "A P. pantat munyit. A typical one-masted Prahu, with rudder. Stern square, carries large dandan fore and aft and an ornate wooden deck-house. Length 19"."
Event Date 1899
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

Description (Physical description)
A model of P. pantat munyit. A typical one-masted Prahu, with rudder. Stern square, carries large dandan fore and aft and an ornate wooden deck-house.
Event Date 16/1/1987
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
This item needs rechecking against the Skeat Printed Catalogue I, and its box reclassified according to the modern system; Collected by: Skeat.W.W in 1896; 1897
Event Date 16/1/1987
Author: maa

Context (Amendments / updates)
Boat and sail reassembled for photography with the assistance of Professor Maznah Mohamad, Head of the Department of Malay Studies, National University of Singapore. However, not all items were firmly identified and their positions on the model may not be accurate.
Event Date 16/11/2023
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

Description (Labels & Markings)
old paper label notes "418/P. pantat munyit"
Event Date 17/11/2023
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
Wooden model of a single-masted Prahu pantat munyit (.1) with deckhouse and rudder. Square cotton cloth sail with wooden spars at top and base (.2). Square stern with large dandan (railings), plain at the fore and decorated with 'awan" cloud designs on the aft. The deckhouse is carved with openwork X-shaped down the centre of the sides. A stick on the roof suggests a missing piece, possibly a flag. Rudder secured with metal pins (.3).
No sweeps or oars present, but the raised metal loops on the fore dedan and side of the deskhouse suggest they are missing.
A small curved piece of wood is present (.4), but may not belong to this boat.
Only those parts which are detachable or currently separate have been allocated suffixes.

Event Date 17/11/2023
Author: rachel hand

Description (Labels & Markings)
Printed number '31J' pasted to object. These were the numbers supplied to Skeat by von Hügel as noted in the Skeat correspondence
Event Date 17/11/2023
Author: rachel hand