DAYAK TOLOR, Central Borneo

Item #TRI0062

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This particular tolor, is made by dayaks in Central Borneo, around 1900's.

It has a strong aso dragon carved on top of the clip, and the clip is attached with rattan bands on to the tolor.

To prevent cracking in pieces, the lid has several rattan bands, and there is one small, old, not working usual crack in the lid.

The tolor shows great glossy dark patina all over, and the clip is carved of dark brown tropical hardwood.

The length of the tolor is 46 cm (18.11 inch), and the diameter of the tube is 7 cm (2.76 inch).

A tolor was carried by dayak in the forests, to store their poisoned blowgun darts for their sumpitan (blowpipe).

This tolor is equiped with several darts, and some tools they needed to make darts with.