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1905.10.29

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

1905.10.29

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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 tusk bones. The strands of rattan? twist around the horizontal warp to create an open weave. The warp strips wrap around the back of the skull. A band of rattan runs along the top of the head and underneath the basketry. [MJD 01/05/2013]
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 220 mm, Height: max 133 mm, Width: max 107 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1905.10.29

Search terms: Animalia, Food and Drink, Commemoration, Ritual and Ceremonial, Animal Part, Ceremonial Object