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Mat Seat

Object Number:P185C
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Kenyah
Provenience: Borneo
Sarawak
Date Made: Before 1897
Section:Oceanian
Materials:Peel
Cotton
Length: 41 cm
Width: 23 cm
Credit Line:Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898

Description

Mat seat. Tabit Song. Small rectangular mat with pointed top, herringbone weave in natural and dark brown rattan peel. Overall pattern of a geometric figure, repeated with only slight variation in vertical and horizontal lines. Worn by men, suspended from the waist at back, ready to sit on in the forest.

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