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Charm Part

P825I

From: Borneo | Sarawak | Baram District

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P825I
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Borneo | Sarawak | Baram District
Date Made 1898
Section Oceanian
Materials Palm Leaf
Description

Basketry tube with a flat, tapering openwork tab (4, 3, 2, 1 holes) at top, ending in a narrow braided strip. Possibly broken off a charm consisting of several (8?) such tubes hanging from a basketry dome (see P825Y). Hung outside door to keep off evil spirits.
Height 29.3 cm
Width 7.4 cm
Depth 4 cm
Credit Line Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899

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