Waist ornament or apron made from strips of dyed and self-coloured plant fibre tied to a string top. There is a string at the back for tying it around the body.

Collection type: Object
Description: Waist ornament or apron made from strips of dyed and self-coloured plant fibre tied to a string top. There is a string at the back for tying it around the body.
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Person: Field collector Linda Manning; PRM source Linda Manning
Date / Period: Date made: On or before 1986
Date collected: 1981 - 1985 or 1986
Acquisition information: Donated: 1996
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fibre, Material String, Material Pigment, Process Plaited, Process Dyed
Dimensions: Depth: max 30 mm, Width: max 495 mm, Length: max 200 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1996.40.27
Research and responses: Kwaplalim is a small settlement five miles from Menyamya.