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P832

From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Kapuas River

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P832
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kantu'
Provenience Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Kapuas River
Date Made Dec. 19, 1897
Section Oceanian
Materials Gourd | Peel | Plant Fiber
Description

Ornamented gourd. Face carved with jagged teeth. Sticks inside. This is hung in the fields to keep evil wishers from harming the crop. Sticks were supposed to fly at the eyes of the thieves and blind them.
Height 25.5 cm
Width 11.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899
Other Number 78 - Other Number

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