Ceremonial Basket

P886

From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P886
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kayan
Provenience Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River
Section Oceanian
Materials Leaf | Plant Fiber
Description

Bird shaped rice basket. Wings and tail resemble a woven lattice. For harvest ceremony. Jungap. Bird named Lahi.

Height 14.3 cm
Length 32.4 cm
Width 11 cm
Credit Line Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899
Other Number 82 - Other Number

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