Cigarette Board

P940

From: Borneo | Sarawak

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P940
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kenyah
Provenience Borneo | Sarawak
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Pigment
Description

Board used in making cigarettes. Tapei ngerlopa laun roko. "A board, whereon cigarettes are rolled and tobacco is cut into thin strips." (The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters) Flat oblong board with a roughly triangular handle, with crude cut-outs and incised arcs and tear-drops filled with white pigment. Twisted cord through tip of handle.

Length 49.848 cm
Width 16.192 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898

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