Necklace

P14

From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Kapuas River | Putus Sibau

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P14
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kantu'
Provenience Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Kapuas River | Putus Sibau
Section Oceanian
Materials Glass | Sun Bear Tooth
Description

String of glass trade beads: round dark green (with two dark yellow) at back, but mostly short tubular light blue. In front, eleven small animal teeth (one porcupine incisor, others the size of the teeth of a civet cat), centered by a large sun bear tooth. Man's necklace. Tenggah.

Length 63 cm
Credit Line Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899

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