Accession No
Z 33980 B
Description
Chopper or cutlass, with a handle of buffalo horn.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia; Kelantan; Kuala Aring
Period
Source
Skeat, Walter William [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 33980 B; Skeat II: 239; 240
Cultural Affliation
Kelantan
Material
Local Term
golok
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
With handle of buffalo horn. Decorated with fern shoot design, 'Kalok paku' (on the west coast) or 'g' long paku' (on the east coast), on the sheath. The other chopper has a 'Ketika' design on the sheath
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
The blade is missing; The ' Ketika' design is a diagram of magic squares used for divination. The signs used being explained as follows; Nothing, ' Tanah merdheka' Danger, ' groh' Death, ' maut' Greatgain, ' Rejkibesar' Littlegain, ' Rejkikechil' . The vertical lines refer to the five hours or watches (divisions): the horizontal -seven days of the week; Collected by: Skeat.W.W
Event Date 23/9/1986
Author: maa
FM:306798
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