Scroll posts, Mankon, 1937-12
Scope and Contents
63 x 104 mm. The two forked branches stripped of bark, the forks are painted with rings of red paint made from cam wood and Palm Oil, alternated with rings of brown stain made from diluted cow dung. The 'scroll' at the base is a closely woven piece of matting with horizontal wavy lines in red alternating with light brown and composed of the same materials. Alongside this to the left is a piece of grass matting with three bamboo supports to stiffen it. In front and at the base of the 'scroll' is a shallow hole filled with rice and covered with broken bits of calabashes. The whole thing is to indicate a dance will take place. The post on the right represents a man and the one on the left a woman. The 'scroll' is placed against the 'male' post to indicate the dance is primarily for men, the next day it was placed against the 'female' post and the dance was for the women. Under each post is buried a sacrificed 'billy' and a 'nanny' goat as sacrificing a man and a woman and burying them under each respective post is now forbidden by British Rule.
Dates
- Creation: 1937-12
Creator
- From the Fonds: Dalrymple, Thomas Hardie, b. 1900 (physician) (Person)
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Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2011-02-11 14:22:02+00:00
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