Ring For Kicking Game
16334C
From: Malay Peninsula | Johore
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Native Name | Porok (uncertain) |
Object Number | 16334C |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Malay Peninsula | Johore |
Date Made | 1893 |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Coconut Shell |
Description | Coconut shell ring. Porok. Kicked with the feet. A piece of coconut shell, cut into a roughly circular shape, with a hole punched in the middle. Used in a boys' game in which one team kicks their rings and attempts to hit the rings belonging to the other team, at a distance of 20-30 feet. For a full description of the game, which is called main porok, see Narrative. |
Height | 4 cm |
Outside Diameter | 15 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from the Sultan of Johore (through his agent Rounsevelle Wildman), 1893 |
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