Fighting Jacket

P1149D

From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P1149D
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kayan
Provenience Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River
Section Oceanian
Materials Clouded Leopard Skin | Hornbill Feather | Hornbill Beak | Cotton Cloth | Glass | Hair
Description

Fighting jacket, Sunong Kole, made of the skin of a Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa). Front decorated with hornbill beaks and tufts of hair, some dyed red, and tassel of small black and ivory-colored beads. Neck edged with red trade cloth. On back, rows of hornbill feathers (telebe) trimmed to points.

Length 71 cm
Width 45 cm
Credit Line Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899

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