Accession No
Z 33471
Description
Hantu pemburu. Model of hunter demon. Wooden male figure carrying a spear and a small bag with a carved dog figure inside. Six carved wooden dog figures in front of the male figure.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia; Selangor; Kuala Langat District
Period
19th century
Source
Skeat, Walter William [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 33471; Skeat I: 849; 21E [paper label]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Hair; Fibre
Local Term
Hantu Pemburu
Measurements
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card handwritten in blue ball point pen reads, 'MODEL [inserted]HUNTER DEMON [Hantu Pemburu] / He has a pack of seven dogs, of which the seventh and most dangerous is carried by him in a bag on account of it's [sic] lameness. He is greatly feared and is propitiated with powerful charms. (These figures were made specially for the donor by a Malay)'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Walter William Skeat between 1896 and 1897.
Event Date 1896
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
Context (Related Documents)
The card has the number '21 E'. This may be an obsolete box number, or a part of an obsolete system of classification; in any case, its meaning is at present unclear.
Event Date 27/01/1987
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Hantu pemburu. Model of hunter demon. Wooden male figure with black hair and movable arms, carrying a spear in one hand and on the other shoulder, a small woven bag with a carved wooden dog figure inside. Six carved wooden dog figures in front of the male figure. All figures mounted on a wooden platform.
Event Date 8/5/2025
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
FM:78080
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