Hair Ornament
P91
From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P91 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kayan (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Glass | Metal | Wood | Plant Fiber |
| Description | Hair ornament. Short bamboo (?) stick wound with bands of natural, dark blue, yellow and red thread. Hanging from each end a long tassel consisting of strings of small black/white and black/red/white and brass beads, skinny orange tubes (reeds?) and - at the ends - pom poms of natural, orange and purple yarn. On the stick a rectangular yellow sticker with the number 1511. |
| Length | 20 cm |
| Width | 7.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899 |
| Other Number | 1511 - Other Number |
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