Accession No
E 1903.435
Description
Dart case, made of a short very stout bamboo decorated with magical designs with a closely woven rattan cap.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia
Period
Source
Ridgeway, William (Prof.; Sir) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1903.435
Cultural Affliation
Semang
Material
Bamboo; Palm Leaf; Rattan; Cane
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
A dart case, made of a short very stout bamboo decorated with magical designs. It has a closely woven rattan cap, inside which is a cane frame work for holding the wads of fluff (collected from the base of palm leaves) inserted behind the dart toprevent windage when shooting. It contains a number of poisoned darts in palm leaf wrappings, and has a string belt attached to the centre with a cane ring and fastener
Event Date 1903
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Ridgeway.Professor
Event Date 5/3/1987
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:79960
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