Trap Gauge
Charm
P1017C
From: Borneo | Sarawak | Saribas River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | P1017C |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Iban |
Provenience | Borneo | Sarawak | Saribas River |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood |
Description | For setting trap. Dark wood stick with four grooves carved at one end. Tutum rusa. According to Hose, used when setting a trap, armed with a sharp spear, for catching pig and deer. "A curious practice of the Ibans on setting such a trap is to measure the appropriate height of the spear by means of a rod surmounted with a carving of a human figure." "The trapper carries a stick one end of which is carved to represent the human form. He uses this to measure the appropriate height of the traps set for animals of different species." |
Length | 55 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
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