Tolor (quiver)

Tolor

A Tolor, pre-1887.
Type Quiver
Place of origin Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia)
Service history
Used by Dayak people

Tolor or Telenga is a traditional quiver in which the Dayak hunters carry the poisonous darts for Sumpit (blow-pipe), originating from Borneo.[1]

Description

The Tolor is made of a piece of bamboo. Among its myriad uses, bamboo makes an excellent cylindrical container. This bamboo quiver was made to carry the slender darts for a Dayak hunter's blowpipe. As these darts were often treated with plant poison, they had to be carefully protected.[2] A partition between the segments forms the bottom. The lid is likewise made of a similar piece of which a partition forms the upper part, or is made of wood in the form of a cone or a semi-circular upper side. A wooden girdle hook is attached to the quiver by means of woven strips of rattan.[3] The forked stick bound with plaited rattan to the base of the quiver was hooked through the hunter's belt for carrying.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Johannes Salilah, A. H. Klokke (1998). Traditional Medicine Among The Ngaju Dayak In Central Kalimantan: The 1935 Writings of A Former Ngaju Dayak Priest. Borneo Research Council. ISBN 0-9629-5687-2.
  2. ↑ Christina Sumner, Milton E. Osborne (2001). Arts of Southeast Asia: From The Powerhouse Museum Collection. Powerhouse Pub. ISBN 1-8631-7085-5.
  3. ↑ Albert G Van Zonneveld (2002). Traditional Weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago. Koninklyk Instituut Voor Taal Land. ISBN 9-0545-0004-2.
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