Accession No

Z 33503


Description

Two headdresses in coronet style.


Place

Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia; Selangor; Kuala Langat District


Period


Source

Skeat, Walter William [collector]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 33503; Skeat I: 903; Skeat I: 904


Cultural Affliation


Material

Palm Leaf; Grass; Leaf; Wood


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
2 headdresses in coronet style. One consists of a band of two narrow strips of palm leaf interlaced with similar strips hanging down. The second, in addition to the strips hanging down, has a series of little sticks wrapped in grass and leaves standing up
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
The card gives two numbers: " S 23 A" , " S 23 B" . These may be obsolete box numbers, or they may be parts of an obsolete system of classification; in any case, their significance is at present unclear; Collected by: Skeat.W.W in 1896; 1897
Event Date 26/1/1987
Author: maa


Context (Amendments / updates)
'The term Sakei was removed from the Cultural Group field as this is a slang term that is considered inappropriate and offensive in Malaysia, and does not refer to a specific cultural group. As advised by Alice Rudge, a visiting researcher from the British Library [22/10/2018]'.
Event Date 25/10/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin


FM:78379

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