Pouch
date: label: Accession Date
content: 18 Oct 1968
name: label: Donor Name
content: Mr. Province M. Henry
notes: label: Notes
content: Collector's notes, written on tag attached to object: Rukai (Paiwan group) tribe. Wu-tai village, Wu-tai township, Pingtung County (Hsien), Taiwan (Formosa). Goatskin shoulder pouch; Chinese: bei bau. Said to be used for carrying nuts, tobacco, and so on at ceremonial occasions. Made of mountain goat skin, Chinese: shan yang pi. Although completely traditional in material and construction, this example made in 1963. The former owner, Lai Jye-hao, is said to have belonged to the 2nd group of the Rukai middle caste, and was 55 years old.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 13 Nov 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: South, Taiwan, China, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Paiwan
label: Culture
content: Rukai
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 281393
label: USNM Number
content: E410241-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Bag