Accession No
1976.1582.17
Description
A net weaving needle. Point, sides, central needle, outer sides. Two points at ends, butt and string.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia; Pulan Carey
Period
Source
Dentan, Robert Knox (Dr) [collector and donor]; Dentan, Leta [?joint collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1976.1582.17; CM.17 [Dentan No.]
Cultural Affliation
Mah Meri; Senoi
Material
Local Term
tobat; koi (head = point); ket (body = sides); Knon (child = central needle); gadei (mother = outer sides); jcg (feet = Two points at ends); tintoog (Butt); bnang (String)
Measurements
Events
Context (Production / use)
Made by adult men
Event Date 1976
Author: rachel hand
Context (Field collection)
Collected and donated by American anthropologist Dr Robert Knox Dentan (b.1936)
Event Date 1976
Author: rachel hand
Context (Amendments / updates)
Register notes 'c& d R.K. Denton [sic]' but the 1976 Annual report notes 'Dr. and Mrs. Denton [sic]. Collection from the Mah Meri of Malaysia, including various household utensils, baskets, fishing nets etc' .
Event Date 1976
Author: rachel hand
Context (Related Documents)
A covering card in the original card index reads: ' PART COLLECTION: " From the mah meri village on Pulan Carey off the Selangor coast. The mah meri are a Senoi people (ma = person, mri = inland) call themselves ma banwan (sea people). They exploit mangrove swamp and coastal sea." from Leta Richter 27 2 1976. The catalogue number 1976.1582 covers all those articles having an existing list number. The CM numbers used by the Dentans are retained to ease x ref. with their notes' .
On the card concerned for this specific item [CM.17] there is a sketch diagram;
Event Date 24/2/1987
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
A net weaving needle. Point, sides, central needle, outer sides. Two points at ends, butt and string
Event Date 24/2/1987
Author: maa
FM:79864
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