Necklace
P13
From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | P13 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Kayan |
Provenience | Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Glass | Seed |
Description | Necklace of multicolored glass trade beads (yellow, red, dark blue, light blue), with, in the middle, a ball of short strings of tiny red, light blue, black and yellow trade beads, with a disc of uncolored glass in center. (similar to that in necklace P 9). At the ends, pairs of dark brown oblong seeds. Maiden's necklace. Tebahang jet. "When she marries she lays this aside or passes it on to her younger sister." [Hiller Journal, Voyage II, Book 3, p. 25] |
Length | 34.29 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899 |
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