Dog Harness

P1415

From: Sumatra | Komering Agong

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P1415
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Lampong
Provenience Sumatra | Komering Agong
Date Made 1901
Section Oceanian
Materials Plant Fiber | Glass | Cane (plant)
Description

Dog collar of dark brown fiber. Lashings of rattan peel and rows of small multicolored beads along the edges. In the middle, diamond-shaped patterns in rattan, with pieces of glass mirror in centers (one missing) and beads and sequins in between. Attached to collar, a leash of dark brown twisted fiber with woven and braided peel decoration near attachment to collar and at intervals along length.

Length 38 cm
Width 3 cm
Thickness 1.1 cm
Outside Diameter 0.7 cm
Credit Line Gift of H. M. Hiller and Alfred C. Harrison Jr., 1901

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