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Hearst Museum object titled Animal horn, accession number 18-87a-c, described as (b) Bird figure of black “Kerban” horn. (b) Right wing of bird. (c) Left wing. Overall length 8 inches. Overall width 2 1/2 inches.
Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 18-32a,b, described as Circular covered basket with beadwork on cover; diagonal twining. No special use.
Hearst Museum object titled Bookbag, accession number 18-1279, described as Bookbag, brown on white. Natural brown and offwhite bark cloth. Added side pocket with flower (4 lobes) decoration on one side. 2 straps. Fuya - Bark cloth.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 18-92a,b, described as (a): Coconut shell with (b) lid; decorated with painted mythical figures. Height 6 1/2 inches. Diameter 5 1/4 inches
Hearst Museum object titled Cigar kit, accession number 18-1257a-f, described as Kit, cigarette. (a,b) Two bundles nipa palm leaf wrapper. Length 10 cm. (c) Completed “cigarette.” Length 10 cm. (d-f) Cigar shaped smoking mixture wads. Length 11 cm. Traded along Mahakam river, by river traders.
Hearst Museum object titled Cloth object, accession number 18-64a-e, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 18-1299, described as Funerary ash container. White gauze decorated with gold foil paper over bamboo splint frame; large hole in center; generally poor condition; hemispherical shape. Container for ashes of deceased to be floated out in the ocean. Diameter ca. 14.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Dart kit, accession number 18-1284a-i, described as Blowgun dart and carrying kit; contains six pithwads. (a) One gourd carrying case, brown with wood sropper and attached slate knife sharpener. Length 15 cm. (b) One wood pithwad making tool; a simple rod with pointed end. Length 17 cm. (c-f) Six pithwads. (i) Knife sharpener, rectangular piece of slate, attached to wood stopper by cordage which is ornamented with three trade beads. Length slate 9.8 cm. Used for preparing and carrying the wadding that is attached to the end of the poison dart. Pithwar: Cone shaped piece of balsa attaches to mouth end of dart, it is what on blows against to propel the dart. Tool is for making a hole in the pithwad into which one inserts the dart. Pithwad 2 cm long. The stone attached is for sharpening knives and is not part of the “taviq kefarq.”
Hearst Museum object titled Dart kit, accession number 18-1285a-m, described as (a) Carrying case; a section of bamboo with wooden hook for attaching to belt. Length 29 cm. (b) Tube; reed tube hold special dart (c) Darts (d-m). Length 23 cm. Darts for hunting. The case is hooked over the belt and worn on the left side along with the “mandau” (”parang”). Sometimes it contains tubes for individual darts. Compare with 18-1288 a-c for “mandau.”
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 18-1511, described as Bottle stopper in the form of a rooster. Multicolored in red, blue, black, and white. Height 19 cm.

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