Mat Seat

P186

From: Borneo

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P186
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Uma Long
Provenience Borneo
Date Made Before 1897
Section Oceanian
Materials Gibbon Skin | Bark | Plant Fiber
Description

Mat seat. Rectangular mat seat, pointed at top, made of gibbon skin. Soft brown fur, multiple streamers of same furred skin. Backed with bark (?). Fastened to top, two loops of twisted plant fiber. Worn by men, suspended from the waist at back, ready to sit on in the forest.

Length 52.1 cm
Width 27.9 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898

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