DepartmentAsia

Sun hat panels

NameHat panels

CultureKenyah Dayak; Kenyah, Dayak

Datec.1925

Place madeKalimantan, Kalimantan, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mediumglass beads, fiber

DimensionsOverall: 21 1/4 x 33 7/8 in. (54 x 86 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, Gift of Diane & Sandy Besser, FA.2006.70.43V

Object numberFA.2006.70.43V

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Beadwork

DescriptionTwo round, beaded hat panels mounted on a black textile panel with wood frame. Larger panel has 8 sections with a dragon-like motif; small panel has 4 sections with a face-like design in yellow & white. Large panel is red, white, blue, yellow. Center of larger panel has a tuft of beaded fringe, smaller panel is covered with a wooded bead and beaded tassel.