Accession No
E 1903.421
Description
Bow, one of two long bows, made of palm wood, each having one side rounded and the other ridged.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia; Perak
Period
Source
Ridgeway, William (Professor Sir)
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1903.421; MAA: AR 1904.460
Cultural Affliation
Semang
Material
Palm Wood; ?Arto Carpus; ?Wild Bread Fruit
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
One of two long bows, one made of palm wood, each having one side rounded and the other ridged. The strands are made from jungle fibre probably from the Arto carpus (wild bread fruit)
Event Date 1903
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
The card has the following entry: " (Now getting rare)" Found: Semang; Collected by: Ridgeway.Professor
Event Date 5/3/1987
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
Previously noted as 'From the Negrito Tribe'. This term [alt. Negrities, Negritoes] is obsolete and was used to refer to people with perceived shared racial characteristics across various groups.
The Malay term 'Orang Asli' is used more commonly to refer to the indigenous people of the Malay peninsular
The term 'Semang' can be used to refer more broadly to people to groups such as Batek, Jahai, Maniq, Cheq Wong, Kintaq, Kensiw, though anthropologists tend to refer to Semang groups as Northern Aslian speakers, while the Lanoh people are Central Aslian speakers, though they shared many cultural characteristics with other Semang groups before they were re-settled in the late twentieth century in Perak State.
From notes and discussions with Alice Rudge on her visit to MAA 22/10/2018.
Event Date 25/10/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin
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