Wind Vane
P830B
From: Borneo | Sarawak | Baram River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | P830B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Kadayan |
Provenience | Borneo | Sarawak | Baram River |
Date Made | 1897 |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Plant Fiber |
Description | Flat piece of lightweight wood, oval at top and pointed at bottom. Small hole at top with cord for hanging. Another hole at bottom from which hangs a 3 cm long string of tiny beads (red, yellow, white, and black) and a multicolored wool tassel (blue, green, red, and yellow). The string is now detached. A single black line going across the piece on both sides. |
Length | 26 cm |
Width | 4.6 cm |
Thickness | 0.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
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