Fighting Jacket

P1147

From: Borneo | Dutch East Borneo | Mahakam River

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P1147
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bahau Kenyah
Provenience Borneo | Dutch East Borneo | Mahakam River
Date Made May 17, 1898
Section Oceanian
Materials Tiger Skin | Casque | Feather
Description

Fighting jacket, Anik Koleh (Anik Koleh?), made of the skin of a Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa). On back, rows of Rhinoceros Hornbill feathers with tassels of glass beads. On front, split Rhinoceros Hornbill casque and beak.

Length 126 cm
Width 40 cm
Credit Line Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899

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