Fighting Cap

P1125

From: Borneo | Sarawak

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P1125
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Uma Long
Provenience Borneo | Sarawak
Section Oceanian
Materials Peel | Feather | Leaf
Description

Fighting cap. Round, peaked cap consisting of four wide pieces of split rattan peel twisted over and under. Stuck through, near top, a single black and white tail feather of the Rhinoceros Hornbill.

Length 21 cm
Width 14 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898

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