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1938.36.1205

Lengths of frayed plant fibre, gathered into bunches and folded over at the top and stitched together. Three bunches grouped together and bound with string. These bunches when pushed over a barkcloth or vine belt form a skirt. [MOBB [OPS move] 30/1/2017]


1938.36.1205

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Collection type
Object
Description
Lengths of frayed plant fibre, gathered into bunches and folded over at the top and stitched together. Three bunches grouped together and bound with string. These bunches when pushed over a barkcloth or vine belt form a skirt. [MOBB [OPS move] 30/1/2017]
Geographical reference
New Britain Bismarck Archipelago South-west Coast Kandrian (Moewehafen)
Cultural groups
Arawe
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 08/1937
Date collected
16 June 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Grass Fibre Plant, Material String, Process Stitched, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 475 mm, Depth: max 50 mm, Width: max 70 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.1205 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1137

Search terms: Clothing, Skirt