Title
Shaman's box
Year/Period
Early-mid 20th century
Region
Borneo
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: H:15 x W:14.5 x D:15.5 cm
Accession No.
2010-00019
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Mark A. Johnson
This box is made from strips of tree bark stitched together with rattan strips and decorated with carved wooden images. It was used by Dayak shaman to store implements and fetishes for rites and rituals. The carved wooden images may have been placed on the box to guard the contents from harmful spirits bent on destroying them.
