Mat Seat
Object Number: | P195 |
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Current Location: | Collections Storage |
Culture: | Iban |
Provenience: | Borneo Sarawak |
Date Made: | Before 1897 |
Section: | Oceanian |
Materials: | Peel Wool (uncertain) Glass |
Length: | 51 cm |
Width: | 30 cm |
Credit Line: | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
Description
Mat seat. Tekai Burit. Rectangular, with pointed top. Rattan peel, woven in pattern of dark and light triangles, with, at the top, a 3-tier stepped figure. Top is edged with strips of red cloth, over which are sewn bands of black and yellow beadwork. At point a tassel of yellow and black beads. Ties of twisted red cloth. Worn by men, suspended from the waist at back, ready to sit on in the forest.
Bibliography:
[Book] McDougall, William, and Hose, Charles. 1912. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo.. London. Macmillan and Company. Type Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Vol. II, Plate 169 | View Objects related to this Type Citation |
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