Mat Seat
P188
From: Borneo | Sarawak | Rejang River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P188 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bakatan |
| Provenience | Borneo | Sarawak | Rejang River |
| Date Made | Before 1897 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Peel | Palm Leaf (uncertain) |
| Description | Mat seat. Rectangular, pointed at the top and edged with bamboo. One half decorated black and other half is geometric patterns including stepped designs and triangles. Worn by men, suspended from the waist at back, ready to sit on in the forest. |
| Length | 49.5 cm |
| Width | 28 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
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