Pot Rest

P1414

From: Sumatra | Komering Agong

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P1414
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Lampong
Provenience Sumatra | Komering Agong
Date Made 1901
Section Oceanian
Materials Bark
Description

Double coil of brown twisted fiber, self-bound together in roughly circular shape.This small coil used as a pot rest. Made from the bark of the barru tree. Kelah barru. Lekut. Tag: "Kelah Taboh Pollan / Fibre rope / Lampong"

Length 10 cm
Width 9 cm
Thickness 1.7 cm
Credit Line Gift of H. M. Hiller and Alfred C. Harrison Jr., 1901

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