Fighting Jacket
P1149A
From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | P1149A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Kayan |
Provenience | Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Clouded Leopard Skin | Hornbill Feather | Cone Shell | Cotton Cloth |
Description | Fighting jacket, Sunong Kole, made of the skin of a Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), bottom edge cut with decorative curls. Fur worn (bald) across bottom. Sides edged with red trade cloth and sewn-on conus shell discs, one of which has come loose and at least one is missing. Cloth faded, stained and torn. |
Length | 82 cm |
Width | 42 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899 |
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