Fighting Cap

P1128

From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P1128
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kayan (uncertain)
Provenience Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River
Section Oceanian
Materials Rattan | Peel | Feather
Description

Fighting cap. Lavong. Round open weave cap of split rattan peel (?). Stuck into top three large feathers of the Argus Pheasant.

Height 61 cm
Credit Line Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899

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