Ring For Kicking Game
16334D
From: Malay Peninsula | Johore
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Porok (uncertain) |
| Object Number | 16334D |
| 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. |
| Outside Diameter | 14.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from the Sultan of Johore (through his agent Rounsevelle Wildman), 1893 |
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