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Loan Object
Photo by Johan Vipper
Photo credit: Johan Vipper
Working Board for Bead Work
19th century
Carved wood
70 × 24 × 2.5 cm (27 9/16 × 9 7/16 × 1 in.)
base: 44 × 23 × 23 cm (17 5/16 × 9 1/16 × 9 1/16 in.)
Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971
ILE2012.30.333
Geography:
Made in Long Glat, Borneo, Indonesia
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
probably Kayan
Period:
19th century
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
Ex-collection: J. Sadovnic, Bali; W.OJ.Niewenkamp.
Bibliography:
A. W. Nieuwenhuis, “Kunst van Borneo in de verzameling W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp,” Nederlandsch Indië Oud & Nieuw July 1925 (1925): 86.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
