Human Skull Item Number: B502 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Skull (without jaw) in a rattan holder made with an open knot-like weave.
Narrative
This is likely the skull discussed in Burnett's Catalogue, Appendix O, where Burnett noted that the skull was there "...as the result of a raid by the Dyaks of the Rejang River, Sarawak, in the Punan territory."
Item History
- Made in Sarawak, Malaysia
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Human Skull
- Identification Number
- B502
- Type of Item
- skull
- Material
- human bone and rattan
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 16.5 cm, width 18.4 cm, depth 21.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Iban ?
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sarawak, Malaysia
When
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/0418