Accession No

Z 33527


Description

Chess Board; Chess Piece - 2 Malay chess boards, and 1 set of chess pieces


Place

Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia


Period


Source

Skeat, Walter William [collector]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 33527; Skeat I: 673; Skeat II: 414; Skeat II: 136


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Events

Context (CMS Context)
Card reads: " (Only 1 board mentioned in Skeat I Catalogue, but 2 have appeared. Both these boards have Skeat I numbers + Skeat II numbers). See both catalogues" The figures are called: King (' Raja'); Queen (' Mautri'); Knight (' Gajah'); Castle (' Tir'); Pawn (' Bidak'); Collected by: Skeat.W.W in 1896; 1897
Event Date 20/1/1987
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
2 Malay chess boards, and 1 set of chess pieces
Event Date 20/1/1987
Author: maa


FM:78034

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