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1938.36.598

Skirt consisting of two bark fibre fringes attached to a doubled over twisted plant fibre cord, which is knotted at one end. [EH [OPS Move] 7/4/2017]

1938.36.598

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Collection type
Object
Description
Skirt consisting of two bark fibre fringes attached to a doubled over twisted plant fibre cord, which is knotted at one end. [EH [OPS Move] 7/4/2017]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Morobe Province
Cultural groups
Anga
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
26 January 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Grass Fibre Plant, Material String, Material Plant Fibre, Material Bark Fibre Plant, Process Knotted, Process Twisted, Process Strung
Dimensions
Depth: max 19 mm, Width: max 450 mm, Length: max 45 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.598 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 598

Search terms: Clothing, Children and Childcare, Skirt

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