Knife Handle
P464
From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | P464 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Kayan |
Provenience | Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River (uncertain) |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Bone | Wood | Peel |
Description | Haupung. Knife handle made from bone, carved wood inserted into butt end. Incised scroll, and geometric design. Braided rattan peel at the insertion point. |
Length | 11 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899 |
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