Boat-shaped receptacle

Museum number:
18-333
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2028
Description:
Wrought-iron, boat-shaped receptacle used in girl’s puberty ceremony of blackening filed teeth. Represents “Naga,” a mythical serpent. Length 18 inches.
Donor:
James P. Heath and Ruth Mary Heath
Collection place:
Malaysia
Culture or time period:
Malaysian
Collector:
James P. Heath and Ruth Mary Heath
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.

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