Fighting Cap
| Object Number: | P1135 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Borneo Sarawak |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Peel Plant Fiber Feather |
| Length: | 23 cm |
| Width: | 17 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
Description
Fighting cap. Lavong. Main structure of rattan peel, covered with some sort of finely branching plant material. One black and white tail feather of rhinoceros hornbill. "[War-cap] of rattan and split bamboo." (Furness, The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters, following p. 92). 1 cap and 2 feathers.
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:
| [Book] Furness, William H. 1902. The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters: Its Festivals and Folk-lore.. Philadelphia. J. B. Lippincott & Co. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: following p. 92 (upper right) | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] McDougall, William, and Hose, Charles. 1912. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo.. London. Macmillan and Company. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Vol. I, Plate 93, top left | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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