Mat Seat
P189
From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Putus Sibau
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P189 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kayan |
| Provenience | Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Putus Sibau |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Peel | Cotton |
| Description | Mat Seat. Tabit. Small rectangle of plain weave rattan peel. Threaded though top a twisted strip of cotton trade cloth for tying around waist. Worn by men, suspended from the waist at back, ready to sit on in the forest. |
| Length | 46 cm |
| Width | 23.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899 |
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