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1938.36.333

Twilled basketry fish-bag. Woven with lighter and darker brown strips with a number of plaited strips. [RM [OPS move] 23/11/2016]

1938.36.333

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Collection type
Object
Description
Twilled basketry fish-bag. Woven with lighter and darker brown strips with a number of plaited strips. [RM [OPS move] 23/11/2016]
Cultural groups
Purari
Namau
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
By 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Plant Fibre, Process Twill, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Depth: max 48 mm, Width: max 277 mm, Length: max 450 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.333 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 333

Search terms: Bag, Fishing, Basketry, Fishing Accessory, Basket

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