Village model. (a) Ordinary dwelling (#341). (b) and (c) Storage huts for unthreshed rice (#342); (d) Meeting house (#343). (e) House of the drum (with drum) (#344). (f) Mosque (#345). (g) Minaret (#346). (h) Village gate (#347). (i) House of main lineage (#110). Model of Menangkabau village; made of painted wood and bamboo; cloth windows; black roofs of “idjuek” from sugar palm (”batang anau”), top of trunk. Model made by professional craftsman.
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Drums (membranophones)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Comment:
Previously labelled "18-708a-c", with piece count of 3
Loans:
S1975-1976 #9: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 1974–unknown)