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1912.31.50.2

Bamboo bowl with stained bands. For Bamboo tobacco pipe see 1912.31.50 .1. [CW [OPS move] 12/07/2016]

1912.31.50.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bamboo bowl with stained bands. For Bamboo tobacco pipe see 1912.31.50 .1. [CW [OPS move] 12/07/2016]
Long description
Bamboo bowl with stained bands. There are six double bands stained with 'dragons blood' and a panel decorated with triangular fields and two narrow zigzags bands. For Bamboo tobacco pipe see 1912.31.50 .1. [CW [OPS move] 12/07/2016]
Geographical reference
Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia
Sarawak Upper Sadong River
Cultural groups
Bidayuh
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1912
Date collected
By 1912
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1912
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Pigment, Material Resin Plant, Process Incised, Process Stained
Dimensions
Length: max 141 mm, Diameter: max 15 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1912.31.50.2
Research and responses

Dragon’s blood is red resin obtained from palm fruit [Encyclopaedia Britannica on line] [JP 18/11/1999]

Search terms: Narcotic, Pipe, Tobacco Accessory

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