Bornean

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Refers to the style and period named for the culture of the island of Borneo. The style is noted for its decorative arts, featuring detailed, elaborate body tattoo designs, gilded bangles and medallions showing intricate iconography, beadwork, and armbands adorned with locks of hair or animal tusks and claws, and for its stoneware, featuring brown-glaze jars.
Bornean
Accepted term: 27-Jan-2025