Wig

Museum number:
18-1673
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4655
Description:
Shaman’s wig, fiber; red bark bound into bundles to form shoulder length wig; loop at peak (for hanging or attachment?); “A status symbol worn during ceremonies. The Dukun is both sorcerer and soothsayer, with powers to manipulate good and evil.”
Donor:
Wyn Sargent
Collection place:
Borneo, Indonesia
Culture or time period:
Dayak peoples and Indonesian
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
October 4, 1994
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Wig, accession number 18-1673, described as Shaman’s wig, fiber; red bark bound into bundles to form shoulder length wig; loop at peak (for hanging or attachment?); “A status symbol worn during ceremonies. The Dukun is both sorcerer and soothsayer, with powers to manipulate good and evil.”Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Wig, accession number 18-1673, described as Shaman’s wig, fiber; red bark bound into bundles to form shoulder length wig; loop at peak (for hanging or attachment?); “A status symbol worn during ceremonies. The Dukun is both sorcerer and soothsayer, with powers to manipulate good and evil.”
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wig, accession number 18-1673, described as Shaman’s wig, fiber; red bark bound into bundles to form shoulder length wig; loop at peak (for hanging or attachment?); “A status symbol worn during ceremonies. The Dukun is both sorcerer and soothsayer, with powers to manipulate good and evil.”

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