Bark cloth cape. [FB 29/01/2015]

Collection type: Object
Description: Bark cloth cape. [FB 29/01/2015]
Long description: Bark cloth cape of mid-brown colour. Gathered at end which goes over head with plant fibre string cord. [FB 29/01/2015]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Morobe Province Menyamya district Kwaplalim (Kwaplalim is a small settlement five miles from Menyamya)
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 Bark Cloth Textile Plant, Material String, Process Beaten
Dimensions: Length: max 1170 mm, Depth: max 80 mm, Width: max 690 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1996.40.30

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