Context (Related Documents)
The card reads: "Semang (?Pangan)"
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Man's loin cloth of barkcloth. Long, narrow, dark brown. Condition poor.
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Other owners)
Collected by: Skeat, W.W in 17 10 1899
Event Date 17/10/1899
Author: ashleigh griffin

Context (Amendments / updates)
'Bark and fragrant grasses were used for the scent to honour and encourage the fruit season. They are traditionally secured in the hair with a comb or tied into the girdle.' As told by Alice Rudge, visiting researcher from the British Library [22/10/2018]'
Event Date 22/10/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin

Description (Physical description)
Loin cloth, for a man, made of barkcloth. Tied with dyed red cotton strips, which are thought to be original. The strips are thick and bent over double.
Event Date 22/10/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin