Fighting Cap

P1134

From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P1134
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kayan (uncertain)
Provenience Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River
Section Oceanian
Materials Scaly Anteater | Peel | Cloth
Description

Fighting cap. Lavong laga. Made of the skin of a Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) (scaly anteater), with a cloth band around the bottom. Bare shafts of three feathers.

Length 23 cm
Width 14 cm
Credit Line Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899

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