Headdress
P1335
From: Sumatra | Komering Agong
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Sapukak |
| Object Number | P1335 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Lampong |
| Provenience | Sumatra | Komering Agong |
| Date Made | 1901 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Basketry | Cotton | Wool (uncertain) | Metal |
| Description | Crown-shaped headband consisting of a thin sheet of yellow metal embossed with leaf and vine patterns sewn to a backing of rigid bark. Borders of black, red, and tan cotton fabric. Worn by newly married women. Sapukak. |
| Length | 50 cm |
| Width | 14 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of H. M. Hiller and Alfred C. Harrison Jr., 1901 |
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