Gourd vessel with carved wooden stopper attached to the inside of the gourd with twisted string passed through a hole in the wooden stopper and secured with a knot. [FB 04/06/2014]

Collection type: Object
Description: Gourd vessel with carved wooden stopper attached to the inside of the gourd with twisted string passed through a hole in the wooden stopper and secured with a knot. [FB 04/06/2014]
Long description: Gourd vessel with carved wooden stopper attached to the inside of the gourd with twisted string passed through a hole in the wooden stopper and secured with a knot. The vessel contained thirteen pith butts for blow pip darts, see 1956.12.92 .2 - .14 [FB 04/06/2014]
Geographical reference: Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia; Sarawak Rejang and Baram Rivers
Cultural groups: Penan
Person: Field collector Guy Arnold; Field collector Oxford University Expedition to Borneo; PRM source Guy Arnold; PRM source Oxford University Expedition to Borneo
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1956
Date collected: By 1956
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1956
Materials and processes: Material Gourd Plant, Material String, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Twisted, Process Knotted
Dimensions: Height: max 166 mm, Diameter: max 82 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1956.12.92.1 Other numbers: 21