Betel Pouch
Belt
P955
From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Kapuas River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P955 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kantu' |
| Provenience | Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Kapuas River |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Peel | Bark | Cloth | Shell | Plant Fiber |
| Description | Tambok. Pouch made from dark colored peel covered with a design of small shells. Belt is made from bark wrapped with cloth also with small shells attached. Pouch is made of peel but also wrapped in a different type of peel. |
| Height | 17.78 cm |
| Length | 59.69 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899 |
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