Model

Boat

P1048

From: Borneo | Sarawak | Baram River

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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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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