Mat Seat

P187

From: Borneo

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P187
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Uma Long
Provenience Borneo
Date Made Before 1897
Section Oceanian
Materials Hose's Langur Skin | Bark (uncertain) | Plant Fiber
Description

Mat seat. Rectangular mat seat, pointed at top, made of skin of Hose's langur (Presbytis hosei). Black back fur, white chest fur. Face at top, nipples. Multiple streamers of black-furred skin. Thin strings for typing around waist. Worn by men, suspended from the waist at back, ready to sit on in the forest.

Length 57.2 cm
Width 30.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898

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