Headdress
P1335
From: Sumatra | Komering Agong
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Native Name | Sapukak |
Object Number | P1335 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Lampong |
Provenience | Sumatra | Komering Agong |
Date Made | 1901 |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Basketry | Cotton | Wool (uncertain) | Metal |
Description | Crown-shaped headband consisting of a thin sheet of yellow metal embossed with leaf and vine patterns sewn to a backing of rigid bark. Borders of black, red, and tan cotton fabric. Worn by newly married women. Sapukak. |
Length | 50 cm |
Width | 14 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of H. M. Hiller and Alfred C. Harrison Jr., 1901 |
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