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Woman and baby wearing head compression instrument
Woman and baby wearing head compression instrument
Object Number 04-19-70/10874.1.48
Display Title Woman and baby wearing head compression instrument
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Borneo / Malanau / Acc. 04-19 / Malanau head-compression / Gift of W. H. Furness, 3rd, 1907"
Department Photographic
Date 1897-1898
Artist Hiram M. Hiller
Artist Alfred Craven Harrison Jr.
Culture
  • Malanaus
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 11.43 × 16.51 cm (4 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Collector Dr. William H. Furness, III
Donor Donated by Free Museum of Science and Art, University of Pennsylvania

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Borneo
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Borneo
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Borneo
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Borneo
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04-19-70/10874.1.46 Group of men on ground and on scaffolding felling tree
Borneo