Mat Seat

P189

From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Putus Sibau

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P189
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kayan
Provenience Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Putus Sibau
Section Oceanian
Materials Peel | Cotton
Description

Mat Seat. Tabit. Small rectangle of plain weave rattan peel. Threaded though top a twisted strip of cotton trade cloth for tying around waist. Worn by men, suspended from the waist at back, ready to sit on in the forest.

Length 46 cm
Width 23.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899

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