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sb1: Soul Boat. Wood, rattan. L: 54", H: 34". Early-mid 20th century.
Ngaju Dayak, Central Kalimantan, Borneo Island, Indonesia.

Soul Boats helped escort the ancestors to the afterlife.
Unusual construction with the use of an old war shield to make the roof for the boat.