Sounding board in the shape of a shield.

Collection type: Object
Description: Sounding board in the shape of a shield.
Long description: Sounding board in the shape of a shield. The wood is curved. The concave side is painted in decorative bands with white pigment. There are two holes at the wide end. [MJD 09/05/2013]
Geographical reference: Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Union Territory of India)
Asia > Southern Asia > Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Union Territory of India); South Andaman Island
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Edward Horace Man; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Possibly before 1878
Date collected: ?Prior to 1878
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Painted, Process Carved, Process Hollowed, Process Painted
Dimensions: Width: max 315 mm, Length: max 790 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.110.36 PR Cat other PR nos: 3735
Associated publications: JAI: 1878: 458 15 Sounding board (Pûkûta yemnga-da) used in keeping time for dancers. The pointed end is stuck into the ground and a stone placed underneath. Pl XIII. (NB Larger specimens are generally used but a small one is sent to suit the size of the packing case.) [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

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