Brass cannon

Description
A long cylindrical canon on a swivel mount. Decorated or cast with a spiral and leaf design from halfway down the barrel to the proximil end. Has an octagonal flat distal end. Fired on festive and ceremonial occasions.
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Media/Materials
Brass.
Production place
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Collection
N.M. Roe Collection/Iban & Indonesian Collection/Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1972/129/12

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