Kite String

29-58-149

From: Borneo | Sarawak

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 29-58-149
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Borneo | Sarawak
Section Oceanian
Materials Plant Fiber | Coconut Shell
Description

Two kinds of fiber, one dark and one light, wound on a round coconut shell disc. Fine twist made from cotton and some other kind of fiber. Found with kite 29-58-148, on which these two kinds of string are used.

Outside Diameter 14 cm
Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1929

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