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Poison Making Board

Object Number:P1216D
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Bakatan
Provenience: Borneo
Sarawak
Rejang River
Section:Oceanian
Materials:Wood
Plant Fiber
Length: 28.575 cm
Credit Line:Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898

Description

Board with expanding center, traces of a light brown substance on both sides. Ends of board are narrow and pointed. Twisted plant fiber cord.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

The Dayaks: Peoples of the Borneo Rain Forest (Furness, Hiller, Harrison Borneo Collection) (25 Feb 1989 - 01 Jul 1990) View Objects in Exhibition

Bibliography:

[Article] Davenport, William H. "Selections from the Exhibition: The Dayaks: Peoples of the Borneo Rainforest". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 30. no. 1. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 42 (d)View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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