Object Number | P1135 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Borneo | Sarawak |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Peel | Plant Fiber | Feather |
Description | Fighting cap. Lavong. Main structure of rattan peel, covered with some sort of finely branching plant material. One black and white tail feather of rhinoceros hornbill. "[War-cap] of rattan and split bamboo." (Furness, The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters, following p. 92). 1 cap and 2 feathers. |
Length | 23 cm |
Width | 17 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
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