belum
- Museum number
- As1994,05.19
- Description
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Belum (image of a tew, i.e., malevolent spirit); carved of sago palm pith; male figure, seated cross-legged, five-pointed crown on head, pointed eyelids and cheeks, beard, hands held up to ears, wings on sides and back, bird with head pointing downward carved on back, chest carved with lines ("nyipen jin" [jin teeth] pattern; represents the air spirit Jin Pontianak.
- Production date
- 1971
- Dimensions
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Height: 35 centimetres
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Weight: 248 grammes
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Width: 13 centimetres
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Depth: 9.50 centimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1994
- Acquisition notes
- Collected by Stephen Morris between 1950-1972.
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- As1994,05.19
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: BNB 16 (belum notebook)
