Canoe prow ornament made from wood in the form of some kind of animal with detached finial [SM (Verve) 26/11/2013]

Collection type: Object
Description: Canoe prow ornament made from wood in the form of some kind of animal with detached finial [SM (Verve) 26/11/2013]
Long description: Canoe prow ornament made from wood in the form of some kind of animal with detached finial. One end has an animal tail, body and two feet which evolves into organic flowing shapes that incorporate an open mouth with tongue and two eyes. There is a metal hook on one end of the ornament. It is primarily carved from one piece of wood with some of the scrolling ornamentation and the animal's tail made from separate pieces attached to the main section with joints and wooden pegs. [SM (Verve) 26/11/2013]
Geographical reference: Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia; Sarawak
Cultural groups: Kayan
Person: Field collector Bertram Maurice Hobby; PRM source Bertram Maurice Hobby
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1932
Date collected: 1932
Acquisition information: Donated: 1945
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Process Carved, Process Nailed, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Depth: max 45 mm, Length: max 1390 mm, Width: max 550 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1945.2.4
Research and responses: See biographies, Hobby presumably collected this during this period: ' In 1932, while still a student, he took part in an Oxford University expedition to Sarawak, bringing back large collections of insects' [AP 12/3/2014]