Collection place: Malay Peninsula, Southeast Asia / Function: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 18-1083, described as Container, food container: purple and green dyed, natural plaited “pandanus” rectangular container. Open work plaiting (decorative) at bottom of container with braid (single) 49.5 cm. long, knotted at end. 17 x 25 cm. (open plaiting forms triangle shape). Used as a container for gifts during rice harvest season. Filled with rice (hulled), or “empin” (a parched pounded rice product made only with newly harvested rice) and end sewn up. Used as a container for gifts to visitors (kin?) who help a family with harvest activities, probably ritual. No activities occurred during my [Don Lambert ?] research in which containers of this sort were required. These two containers (#42 and 43) are an example of an item people claim they used to make. I [Don Lambert ?] was unable to elicit a clear description of their former use, or exact rituals involved. Cost in U.S. dollars: 1.04. (see catalogue # 18-1084)

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 18-1109, described as Basket: ritual harvesting basket. Bottom of basket square with four corners. Top of basket round, pulled in just below top. Dark brown, twill plaited rattan. Container for first rice harvest each season. Carried under arm. Used during rituals on first day of harvest only. Used by either men or women, but usually women. Made only by men. On the first day of harvest only one small basket is harvested in this type of “tanking,” the contents to be used for harvest rituals. Taboo of silence maintained from time of leaving house and returning with new rice. Cost in U.S. dollars: 1.66. Height 19 cm. Diameter of top opening 17 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 18-1084, described as Container, food container: patterned, dyed and natural, plaited “pandanus” container. Rectangular, slightly narrower at opening, 38 x 25 cm. “Siku keluang” is the decorative motif here meaning “bat’s elbow.” Braided loop at bottom. Used as a container for gifts to visitors (kin?) who help a family with harvest activities. Filled with rice (hulled), or “empin” (a parched pounded rice product made only with newly harvested rice) and end sewn up. Probably ritual. No activities occurred during my [Don Lambert ?] research in which containers of this sort were required. These two containers (#42 and 43) are an example of an item people claim they used to make. I [Don Lambert ?] was unable to elicit a clear description of their former use, or exact rituals involved. Cost in U.S. dollars: 1.25. (see catalogue # 18-1083)

Hearst Museum object titled Boat-shaped receptacle, accession number 18-333, described as Wrought-iron, boat-shaped receptacle used in girl’s puberty ceremony of blackening filed teeth. Represents “Naga,” a mythical serpent. Length 18 inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Cap and stand, accession number 9-6336a,b, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Cut out, accession number 9-14969, described as Puppet; head of a dancer in costume; black leather cut out.

Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 18-263, described as Ivory carving of “Sita” riding on “Garuda;” carved wood base. Sita is Rama’s wife. Height 6 1/2 inches.