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Wooden figures of household gods
Object Number 04-19-70/10874.1.50
Display Title Wooden figures of household gods
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Borneo / Malanau / Acc. 04-19 / The household gods of Orang-Kaya Perkassa. / Gift of W. H. Furness, 3rd, 1907"
Department Photographic
Date 1897-1898
Artist Alfred Craven Harrison Jr.
Artist Hiram M. Hiller
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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Man with staff and pipe
04-19-70/10874.1.49 Man with staff and pipe
Borneo
Woman and baby wearing head compression instrument
04-19-70/10874.1.48 Woman and baby wearing head compression instrument
Borneo
Laki Jok Orang, a Rejang River chief
04-19-70/10874.1.30 Laki Jok Orang, a Rejang River chief
Borneo
Man on ladder carrying basket on his back
04-19-70/10874.1.42 Man on ladder carrying basket on his back
Borneo
Aban Avit's house on the Tinjar
04-19-70/10874.1.31.1 Aban Avit's house on the Tinjar
Borneo
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Borneo
Tattooing a girl inside a building
04-19-70/10874.1.41 Tattooing a girl inside a building
Borneo
Men selling camphor to Chinese traders
04-19-70/10874.1.43 Men selling camphor to Chinese traders
Borneo
Two men bargain over Japanese jars
04-19-70/10874.1.44 Two men bargain over Japanese jars
Borneo
Group of men splitting camphor tree in seach of crystals
04-19-70/10874.1.45 Group of men splitting camphor tree in seach of crystals
Borneo
Group of men on ground and on scaffolding felling tree
04-19-70/10874.1.46 Group of men on ground and on scaffolding felling tree
Borneo
Rice field
04-19-70/10874.1.47 Rice field
Borneo