Blowpipe of bamboo. Three inner tubes within an outer tube giving both ends a stepped appearance. One end has incised decoration. [BA [OPS move] 13/9/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Blowpipe of bamboo. Three inner tubes within an outer tube giving both ends a stepped appearance. One end has incised decoration. [BA [OPS move] 13/9/2017]
Long description: Blowpipe of bamboo. Three inner tubes within an outer tube giving both ends a stepped appearance. One end has incised decoration. String has been bound around the outer tube in two places to secure the cracking outer tube to the inner tubes. [BA [OPS move] 13/9/2017]
Geographical reference: Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia; northwestern West Malaysia Perak
Cultural groups: Semai
Person: Field collector Hubert John Aloysius Berkeley; PRM source Wolstan Edward Francis Berkeley
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1926
Date collected: 1886 -1926
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1945
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Material String, Process Incised, Process Decorated, Process Bound
Dimensions: Diameter: max 25 mm, Length: max 2227 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1945.6.84

Search