Mat Seat

P198

From: Borneo | Sarawak

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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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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