Model
Boat
P1048
From: Borneo | Sarawak | Baram River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | P1048 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Melanau |
Provenience | Borneo | Sarawak | Baram River |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Cloth | Plant Fiber | Peel | Stone |
Description | Model. Barong. Made from multiple long slats of curved wood, held together with wooden pins. The deck of the boat is made up of multiple pieces of wood that fit loosely together. Six pairs of vertical pieces of wood stick up above the boat. Lattice work above the sticks, a section missing above one section. Two rectangular sails made of beige cloth. Wooden stand associated. Various associated parts detached. |
Length | 66 cm |
Width | 26 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899 |
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