Accession No
Z 33478
Description
3 horn needles: 1 dragon pattern; and 2 others (scorpion ('Kala' pattern and 'sulor bayang' pattern).
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia; Selangor; Kuala Langat District
Period
Source
Skeat, Walter William [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 33478; Skeat I: 184; Skeat I: 185; Skeat I: 185 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Horn
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
The dragon pattern needle " not listed by Skeat" . There are three numbers given against the Skeat numbers on the card: " 7 L" (against 184); " 7 K" (against 185); " 7 G" against (185 A). These may be obsolete box numbers, or they belong to an obsolete system of classification; in any case, their significance is at present unclear; Collected by: Skeat.W.W in 1896; 1897: " 2 needles for embroidery, made of buffalo horn, of distinct, ie. the ' Kala' - scorpion...and ' sulor bayang' "
Event Date 26/1/1987
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
3 horn ' needles' . 1 dragon pattern; and 2 others (scorpion (' Kala') pattern and ' sulor bayang' pattern)
Event Date 26/1/1987
Author: maa
FM:78375
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