Ritual Ornament
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1 Oct 1989
label: Collection Date
content: 1987 - 1988
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Rosemary Gianno
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Rosemary Gianno
notes: label: Notes
content: CUT AND DRIED PIECE OF FAN PALM. SHOOTS OF PALM (DKIYANG SALANG) CURLED W/ EACH ENDS PLAITED FORMING A BOW. ACCORDING TO ROSEMARY GIANNO (COLLECTOR) OBJECT IS"FOR THE N?POH NIGHT SERVICE. I THINK IT IS MEANT AS FOLIAGE TO ATTRACT THE JINGLEY (FOREST SPIRIT). SYMBOLIZES THE FOLIAGE OF THE FOREST. USED IN NIGHTTIME HEALING RITES. MADE FOR USE. USED." GIVEN BY BENG AND MODN IN 1987 AND WAS COLLECTED OCTOBER 18, 1987. SEE GIANNO 1986A AND 1986B IN ACCESSION FILE.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 1 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Pos Gandah, Near Kuale Kran Game Reserve, Pahang, Malaysia, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Che Wong (Orang Asli)
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 385313
label: USNM Number
content: E428822-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ornament
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 22 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 13 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 13 cm