Accession No
Z 14712
Description
Woman's girdle. Of urat batu, the rhizomorph of a fungus. Black shining strands interlaced with and suspended from a series of 11 plaited circles of the same material.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia; Kedah; Siong
Period
Source
Skeat, Walter William [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 14712; Skeat II: 617
Cultural Affliation
Semang
Material
Fungus
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card, with typed description pasted, reads, 'Z14712 Woman's girdle, Seman.Of *'Urat Batu' really the Rhizomorph of a fungus.'
Event Date
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
Context (Related Documents)
Original catalogue card reads 'Semang (Pangan)'. Also, 'No provenance, but collected with other pieces from Siong Kedah.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Original catalogue card handwritten in black ink reads, 'Woman's girdle of "Urat Batu", the rhizomorph of a fungus. Black shining strands 2"-4" long interlaced with and suspended from a series of 11 plaited circles of the same material.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Walter William Skeat between 1890 and 1897.
Event Date 1890
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
FM:78121
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