1902.88.465

Collection type

Object

Description

Rest for oars and sail made from wood, incorporating ?snake figure. [FC 03/06/2010]

Long description

Rest for oars and sail made from wood, incorporating ?snake figure. The rest is made from several pieces of wood which are covered in a white pigment and some black pigment and nailed together with iron nails. From the base there are three protruding pieces of wood, one in the form of a ?snake carved with organic shapes which have been filled with black pigment. The central protruding piece of wood is curved and tapers to a point at the top. The last protruding piece is the shortest and is carved to a rounded scroll shape. [FC 03/06/2010]

Geographical reference

Thailand

Asia > South-eastern Asia > Thailand

Mouth of Pattani [Patani] river

Person

Field collector Thomas Nelson Annandale

Field collector Herbert Christopher Robinson

Field collector Herbert Christopher Robinson expedition

PRM source Thomas Nelson Annandale

Date / Period

Date made: Before 1902

Date collected

1901 - 1902

Acquisition information

Purchased: 1902

Materials and processes

Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Iron Metal, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Painted, Process Nailed, Process Forged (Metal)

Dimensions

Height 420 mm, Depth: max 60 mm, Width 450 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1902.88.465

Research and responses

Thomas Nelson Annandale and Herbert Christopher Robinson undertook an expedition to Perak and the [then] Siamese Malay states in 1901-1902, under the auspices of the Universities of Edinburgh and Liverpool. The results of this expedition were published in Fasciculi Malayenses: Anthropological and Zoological Results of an Expedition to Perak and the Siamese Malay States, 1901-1902, published in London by Longmans, Green in four parts between 1903 and 1907. [SHD 17/5/2001]

Search terms: Navigation, Figure, Model, Paddle, Sail, Boat Part, Animal Figure