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2005.114.14.5

Offering, used in a harvest dance. Made from strips of plant leaf with knotted ends. Decorated with thin strips of plant fibre that is secured to the strip near to the knots. From the ceremonial boat 2005.114.14 .1 [ASh [OPS move] 19/09/2016]

2005.114.14.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Offering, used in a harvest dance. Made from strips of plant leaf with knotted ends. Decorated with thin strips of plant fibre that is secured to the strip near to the knots. From the ceremonial boat 2005.114.14 .1 [ASh [OPS move] 19/09/2016]
Geographical reference
Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia
Savu
Person
Field collector Felicity Wood
PRM source Felicity Wood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 08/2004
Date collected
August 2005
Acquisition information
Donated: 05/10/2005
Materials and processes
Material Palm Leaf Plant, Process Tied
Dimensions
Height: max 70 mm, Width: max 73 mm, Length: max 460 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2005.114.14.5 Other numbers: Donor's catalogue item 12
Research and responses

See Genevieve Duggan, 'Ikats of Savu Women Weaving History in Eastern Indonesia' Studies in Material Cultures of Southeast Asia No. 1, Bangkok 2001 [MdeA 24/10/2005]

See Related Documents File for photograph of this boat being used. [MdeA 24/10/2005]

Search terms: Textile, Navigation, Model, Ritual and Ceremonial, Religion, Dance, Weaving Accessory, Boat, Ceremonial Object, Religious Offering, Harvest-trophy, Dance Accessory

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