- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Hank of banana fibre, dyed yellow. [BS [OPS Move] 3/4/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Kosrae
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 10/1873
- Date collected
- 20 September - 12 October 1873
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1921
- Materials and processes
- Material Banana Leaf Plant, Material Pigment, Process Dyed
- Dimensions
- Width: max 63 mm bundle, Width: max 45 mm bundle, Length: max 123 mm bundle
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1921.93.277
Search terms: Textile, Specimen, Plant, Weaving Accessory
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