Bamboo stopper, carved from a piece of wood. For staff which with the stopper is associated see 1923.86.504 .1 [EH [OPS move] 20/7/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Bamboo stopper, carved from a piece of wood. For staff which with the stopper is associated see 1923.86.504 .1 [EH [OPS move] 20/7/2017]
Long description: Bamboo stopper, carved from a piece of wood. A rounded tubular form, carved in the shape of stacked geometric bands. The central band is spherical, and the stopper curves to a roughly triangular shape at one end. At the other end is a cylindrical plug, where the stopper inserts into staff. For staff which with the stopper is associated see [1923.86.504 .1] [EH [OPS move] 20/7/2017]
Geographical reference: Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia; Sarawak
Cultural groups: Iban
Person: Field collector Charles Anthony Johnson Brooke; PRM source Third Rajah of Sarawak, Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke; PRM source Bertram Norman Sergison Brooke
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1923
Date collected: By 1923
Acquisition information: Donated: 1923
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Scraped Carved
Dimensions: Diameter 44 mm, Length: max 200 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.86.504.2

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