Accession No

1938.490 B


Description

Medium cast brass swivel-gun on swivel mount. There is a dragon cast on one end, and cast floral decorations on the surface of the cannon. Mounts for touch hole cover at rear and foresight (the latter in the form of a dragon).


Place

Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Borneo; Sabah; Kota Belud District


Period


Source

Evans, Ivor Hugh Norman [collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1938.490 B; MAA: D 1920.15


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper Alloy; Brass


Local Term

Rantuka; Lantaka; Rantaka (also spelled as Rentaka)


Measurements

70mm x 70mm x 460mm Weight 3.75kg


Events

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Event Date
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu


Description (Physical description)
Brass cannon with figure of dragon on muzzle.
Event Date
Author: Flo Sutton


Context (Production / use)
Part of a collection of brass objects comprising 1938.490-525. Most of these objects are no longer manufactured, at any rate in the forms here presented, though they are still much used, and prized, by the natives. The Tempassuk district, from which
Event Date 26/9/1994
Author: rachel hand


Context (Field collection)
Collected by Ivor Hugh Norman Evans.
Event Date 26/9/1994
Author: Flo Sutton


Description (Physical description)
catalogue card notes for 1938.490 A-B: 'A: small brass cannon (old) of Brunei manufacture. B: brass cannon with figure of dragon on muzzle'.
Event Date 26/9/1994
Author: rachel hand


Description (Physical description)
Medium cast brass swivel-gun on swivel mount. There is a dragon cast on one end, and cast floral decorations on the surface of the cannon, as well as some small cast birds projecting from the surface. Mounts for touch hole cover at rear and foresight (the latter in the form of a dragon).
Event Date 25/10/2022
Author: Flo Sutton


Context (Analysis)
Medium cast brass swivel-gun on swivel mount, muzzle loading with touch hole on top for match. Belled octagonal muzzle. Mounts for touch hole cover at rear and foresight (the latter in the form of a dragon).

Overall L: 18.5 in (469mm)
Barrel L: 13.75 in (349mm)
Calibre : approx .1in (25mm)
Event Date 21/2/2024
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu


FM:286693

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