Object Number | P555A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Iban |
Provenience | Borneo | Sarawak |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Pigment |
Description | Spinning wheel. Gasieng obong. Reconstructed in 1987 from parts belonging to two spinning wheels (both with number P555). Wheel = Liang. Spindle = Mata gasieng. Belt = Kelindau. Belt girdle = Tajok. Wheel post = Pala gasum. Uprights = Trang. The base is painted with black, red and white designs. Seated figure at the front. |
Height | 14 cm |
Outside Diameter | 37 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
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