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1933.81.11

Ritualistic tablet. Narrow and covered with barkcloth. With relief patterns formed with leaf midribs appliques, painted red and white. Barkcloth extends from each end. [AB [OPS move] 28/9/2017]

1933.81.11

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ritualistic tablet. Narrow and covered with barkcloth. With relief patterns formed with leaf midribs appliques, painted red and white. Barkcloth extends from each end. [AB [OPS move] 28/9/2017]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Gulf Province Kikori District Orokolo Bay
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Purchased: 03/06/1933
Materials and processes
Material Bark Cloth Textile Plant, Material Plant Leaf, Material Pigment, Process Covered, Process Painted, Process Beaten, Process Stitched, Process Knotted
Dimensions
Length: max 1035 mm, Depth: max 28 mm, Width: max 50 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1933.81.11

Search terms: Ritual and Ceremonial, Barkcloth, Ceremonial Object

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