Arm Ring
| Object Number: | P63 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Iban |
| Provenience: | Borneo Sarawak |
| Date Made: | Before 1897 |
| Early Date: | 1872 |
| Late Date: | 1897 |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Wood Metal |
| Outside Diameter: | 8.89 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
| Other Number: | 151 - Other Number |
Description
Arm ring. Carved tapang wood inlaid with lead. Simpai. Dark wood, light inlays in form of paired spirals between which are rows of circles and triangles. Probably Furness's "Simpai wooden armlet worn by Kayans & Dyaks." See also P56 A-B.
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:
| [Other] Furness, William H. Bornean Collection of W. H. Furness & H. M. Hiller Presented to the Museum of Archaeology and Paleontology.. pg. 1-9 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: No. 151 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] McDougall, William, and Hose, Charles. 1912. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo.. London. Macmillan and Company. Type Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Vol. I, Fig. 40 | View Objects related to this Type Citation |
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