Gutta-Percha Tap
P472B
From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Kapuas River | Putus Sibau
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P472B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kantu' |
| Provenience | Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Kapuas River | Putus Sibau |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bone | Metal |
| Description | Fe. Pat. Metal tool for tapping trees to gather gutta percha. Handle mde from antler of a Sambar deer. Blade end is sharpened to form a channel. |
| Length | 28 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899 |
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