This rare head adornment from Borneo is made from a thin layer of beaten bark fibre which has been fashioned, stitched and formed into the shape of a turban.
Such turbans were worn as symbols of title in Borneo and the surrounding region in the first half of the last century.
Ex Private Collection, Italy
Estimated Period: First Half of the 20th Century
Height: 11cm
Width: 20cm
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