Mat Seat
P197
From: Borneo | Sarawak | Silat River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P197 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Madang |
| Provenience | Borneo | Sarawak | Silat River |
| Date Made | Before 1897 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Clouded Leopard Skin | Cone Shell | Metal |
| Description | Mat seat. Tabit Kuleh. Mat seat made of the skin of a Clouded Leopard, At tip, a conus shell disk, secured by a cord looped over a short stick in back. Light colored twisted fiber strings. Worn by men, suspended from the waist at back, ready to sit on in the forest. |
| Length | 46.5 cm |
| Width | 28.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
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