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1938.36.1198

Knotted fibre bag folded and rolled into bundle and tied with thin piece of creeper. [CK 20 08 1997]

1938.36.1198

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Collection type
Object
Description
Knotted fibre bag folded and rolled into bundle and tied with thin piece of creeper. [CK 20 08 1997]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
New Britain Bismarck Archipelago South-west Coast Kandrian (Moewehafen) Kanglo Island Maranbun hamlet
Cultural groups
Arawe
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 08/1937
Date collected
8 June 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Creeper Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Net Textile, Process Netted, Process Knotted, Process Split, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Length: max 250 mm bundle, Width: max 85 mm bundle
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.1198 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1130

Search terms: Bag, Food and Drink, Basketry, Basket, Food Accessory

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