Mat Seat
P200
From: Borneo | Dutch East Borneo | Klinjau River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P200 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Madang |
| Provenience | Borneo | Dutch East Borneo | Klinjau River |
| Date Made | Before 1898 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Peel | Plant Fiber | Glass |
| Description | Mat seat. Rectangle of plain woven rattan peel with what appears to once have been a decorative arch of projecting tufts of peel, echoing the outlines of the mat. Visible on the back, criss-crossing lines of darker peel. Fastened through the top, twisted cords of plant fiber for tying around waist, ending in double tassels with a few tiny trade beads. Worn by men, suspended from the waist at back, ready to sit on in the forest. |
| Length | 39.5 cm |
| Width | 24 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899 |
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