Pig skull with snout bound in basketry. [MJD 01/05/2013]

Collection type: Object
Description: Pig skull with snout bound in basketry. [MJD 01/05/2013]
Long description: Pig skull with snout bound in basketry. The snout is bound between the eye sockets and tusks. The strands of rattan? twist around the horizontal warp to create an open weave. The warp strips of rattan wrap around the back of the skull. A band of rattan runs along the top of the head and extends beyond the nose. [MJD 01/05/2013]
Geographical reference: Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Union Territory of India)
Asia > Southern Asia > Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Union Territory of India); Andaman Islands, South Andaman
Cultural groups: Jarawa
Person: Field collector Charles Gilbert Rogers; PRM source Richard Carnac Temple
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1905
Date collected: By 1905
Acquisition information: Donated: 1905
Materials and processes: Material Pig Bone Animal, Material Rattan Plant, Process Basketry, Process Openwork Woven
Dimensions: Length: max 270 mm, Height: max 133 mm, Width: max 100 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1905.10.26

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