Fighting Cap
P1134
From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
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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