Baldric of plaited pandanus leaf with decoration of yellow strands of orchid stem. The plaiting technique shows the lighter yellow fibre folded in a zigzag formation. [BS [OPS move] 11/11/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Baldric of plaited pandanus leaf with decoration of yellow strands of orchid stem. The plaiting technique shows the lighter yellow fibre folded in a zigzag formation. [BS [OPS move] 11/11/2016]
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: By 1937
Acquisition information: Donated: 1938
Materials and processes: Material Pandanus Plant, Material Plant Leaf, Material Orchid Stem Plant, Process Plaited, Process Basketry
Dimensions: Depth: max 3 mm, Width: max 40 mm folded, Length: max 224 mm folded
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.36.694 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 694

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