Accession No
1976.1582.18
Description
Bepag. A net weaving module made of a block of wood.
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
1976.1582.18; CM.18 [Dentan No.]
Cultural Affliation
Mah Meri; Senoi
Material
Wood
Local Term
bepag
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
Collected by: Dentan.R.K
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (Physical description)
A net weaving module made of a block of wood
Event Date 1976
Author: maa
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.18] there is a sketch diagram; Made by adult men, it gives width to net interstices.
Event Date 24/2/1987
Author: maa
FM:79865
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