Ear Ornaments
P35
From: Borneo | Sarawak | Baram River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | P35 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Kelabit |
Provenience | Borneo | Sarawak | Baram River |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Hornbill Casque | Glass |
Description | Ear ornaments: tooth shaped, made from horn (casque) of Rhinoceros Hornbill. Tinted with red pigment. Decoratively carved openwork bases. Connected by two strings of red, yellow, and dark blue glass beads. |
Length | 50.8 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899 |
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