Object Number | P198 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Madang |
Provenience | Borneo | Sarawak |
Date Made | Before 1897 |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Bear Skin | Plant Fiber |
Description | Mat seat, rectangular with pointed top. Bear skin, with short dark brown fur. Thick twisted fiber cord knotted through hole in center of triangular tip. Worn by men, suspended from the waist at back, ready to sit on in the forest. |
Length | 42 cm |
Width | 22 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
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