Head Man's Flag
P1550
From: Sumatra | Rau Rau
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P1550 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Minangkebau |
| Provenience | Sumatra | Rau Rau |
| Date Made | 1901 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Head man's flag. Used by a head man of Rau Rau. Called banders-penghulu. Bandera being the Spanish word for banner and penghulu being the word for priest. It has the distinguishing mark of the kapala (Spanish word for head or chief) of Rau Rau. |
| Length | 718 cm |
| Width | 77 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of H. M. Hiller and Alfred C. Harrison Jr., 1901 |
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