Suspension Hook
P609B
From: Borneo | Dutch East Borneo | Mahakam River | Tepoh
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | P609B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tring |
Provenience | Borneo | Dutch East Borneo | Mahakam River | Tepoh |
Date Made | 1898 |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Peel |
Description | Flat piece of wood, roughly rectangular, carved out at bottom to form two hooks. Mounted crosswise above the hooks a rat guard consisting of a flat square piece of wood with a slot for the hook and decorative cut-outs. For hanging parangs (swords), etc. Kaimas malas. |
Length | 24.5 cm |
Width | 10 cm |
Thickness | 10 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899 |
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