Mat Seat
P194
From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Putus Sibau
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P194 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Putus Sibau |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Peel | Plant Fiber | Wood |
| Description | Mat seat. Sajul. Rectangular, with pointed top. Woven of light and dark rattan peel in pattern of concentric chevrons, diamond and four-pointed star. Two thick twisted fiber cords looped around a short stick in the back and passing through hole in center of top, Worn by men, suspended from the waist at back, ready to sit on in the forest. |
| Length | 53.3 cm |
| Width | 22.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899 |
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