Agricultural Charm
P1544
From: Sumatra | West Sumatra | Pagar Ruyong
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Karong Mesiang |
| Object Number | P1544 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Minangkebau |
| Provenience | Sumatra | West Sumatra | Pagar Ruyong |
| Date Made | 1901 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Plant Fiber | Sand |
| Description | Karong mesiang. Mortar and pestle and bag of sand: bag contains sand of 7 rivers, the pestle is "alu", the mortar is "lasong". To ward off sounds destructive to the paddi crop -- also birds. Runkiang or Lombanjs (Lornbonjs>). "Tankar Musu". |
| Length | 44 cm |
| Width | 23 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of H. M. Hiller and Alfred C. Harrison Jr., 1901 |
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