Accession No
1938.482
Description
Currency, in the form of a double looped plant fibre string of larger carnelian and smaller glass beads, interspersed with coils of copper. At one end, where the string is knotted, is tied a copper alloy coin with a hole in the centre and Chinese script on it. There is a small piece of bamboo tied to the end of the string.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Borneo; Sabah; Kota Belud District
Period
Source
Evans, Ivor Hugh Norman [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1938.482
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Carnelian; Glass; Plant; Fibre; Metal; ?Copper; ?Copper Alloy; ?Brass
Local Term
Measurements
12mm x 11mm x 230mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card notes: 'String of [illegible word] cornelian ['glass' is crossed out] beads. These have a currency value.'
Event Date 26/9/1994
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Ivor Hugh Norman Evans.
Event Date 26/9/1994
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Currency, in the form of a double looped plant fibre string of larger carnelian and smaller glass beads, interspersed with coils of copper. At one end, where the string is knotted, is tied a copper alloy coin with a hole in the centre and Chinese script on it. There is a small piece of bamboo tied to the end of the string.
Event Date 15/11/2022
Author: Flo Sutton
FM:300186
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