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1938.36.1561

Bag of pandanus root string trimmed with coix seeds. The seeds decorate the bag in close bands going vertically down the bag. The mouth of the bag is narrower than the rest of it with a plant fibre handle attached to the opening. [ASh [OPS move] 24/08/2016]

1938.36.1561

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bag of pandanus root string trimmed with coix seeds. The seeds decorate the bag in close bands going vertically down the bag. The mouth of the bag is narrower than the rest of it with a plant fibre handle attached to the opening. [ASh [OPS move] 24/08/2016]
Cultural groups
Bosngun
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 Root, Material String, Material Coix Seed Plant, Process Netted, Process Woven, Process Split
Dimensions
Length x Width: max 345 x 245 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.1561 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1488

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