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Mat

CultureDayak, Taman
Dateearly 20th century
MediumPlaited rattan, glass beads, shell, hair, brass dangles, trade-cloth, and pineapple fiber
DimensionsOverall: 22 5/8 × 10 7/8 × 3/4 inches (57.47 × 27.62 × 1.91 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025
Object number2025.56.135
On View
Not on view
DescriptionTabin (warrior’s seat mat). This is rectangular with an angular top edge. The rattan is dyed blue, with attached beads, cloth, and fiber.Provenance

Collected by James Barker;

Purchased from James Barker by Ralph T. Coe (1929-2010), 2000-2010;

His bequest to the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 2010-2025;

The Coe Center's gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025.

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