Bamboo Container
Apo-Kayan people, Central Borneo
19th/early 20th century
Bamboo, wood, beads, cording
H: 12.75 in :: 32.4 cm
A unique survivor in the form of a large Apo-Kayan engraved bamboo container with a wooden stopper that depicts two engaging figures.
Collected by Hendrik Tillema (1879-1952), the famous explorer and author of Apo-Kajan: Een Filmreis naar en door Centraal-Borneo - 1928. He was the first person to study, work and collect material from the Apo-Kayan people.
Collected by Hendrik Tillema (1879-1952), the famous explorer and author of Apo-Kajan: Een Filmreis naar en door Centraal-Borneo - 1928. He was the first person to study, work and collect material from the Apo-Kayan people.
Inventory # 104048
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