Bamboo tube incised and stained with elaborate design covering the upper portion of the vessel. It has a feather band around its middle. For the carved wooden lid see 1912.31.66 .2 [CW [OPS move] 12/07/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Bamboo tube incised and stained with elaborate design covering the upper portion of the vessel. It has a feather band around its middle. For the carved wooden lid see 1912.31.66 .2 [CW [OPS move] 12/07/2016]
Geographical reference: Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia; Sarawak
Cultural groups: Iban
Person: Field collector Robert Walter Campbell Shelford; PRM source Robert Walter Campbell Shelford
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, Material Bird Feather, Process Carved, Process Stained
Dimensions: Length: max 203 mm, Diameter: max 48 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1912.31.66.1
Research and responses: Judging by the rest of the accessions in this collection this object is probably from Malaysia, Sarawak. However, the Sea Dayak also live in Kalimantan, Brunei and Sabah. As a result I have questioned the Country and Region fields. See also 1912.31.59 to .82 [JP 16/11/1999]
Dragon’s blood is red resin obtained from palm fruit [Encyclopaedia Britannica on line] [JP 18/11/1999]

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