Object Number | P195 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Iban |
Provenience | Borneo | Sarawak |
Date Made | Before 1897 |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Peel | Wool (uncertain) | Glass |
Description | Mat seat. Tekai Burit. Rectangular, with pointed top. Rattan peel, woven in pattern of dark and light triangles, with, at the top, a 3-tier stepped figure. Top is edged with strips of red cloth, over which are sewn bands of black and yellow beadwork. At point a tassel of yellow and black beads. Ties of twisted red cloth. Worn by men, suspended from the waist at back, ready to sit on in the forest. |
Length | 51 cm |
Width | 30 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
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