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1999.6.11

Barkcloth decorated with black pigment. [AF [OPS move] 9/8/2017]

1999.6.11

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Collection type
Object
Description
Barkcloth decorated with black pigment. [AF [OPS move] 9/8/2017]
Long description
Barkcloth decorated with black pigment. It is pale cream in colour. One side is painted with abstract patterns featuring flowers laid out in oblong sections. Three sides have been cut into a zig-zag fringe. [AF [OPS move] 9/8/2017]
Geographical reference
Vanuatu
Oceania > Melanesia > Vanuatu
Malampa Province Malakula
Person
Field collector Raymond Ernst Clausen
PRM source Tandy Clausen
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1960
Date collected
1960s
Acquisition information
Acquired: 1993, uncertain Acquired: 1999
Materials and processes
Material Bark Cloth Textile Plant, Material Pigment, Process Painted, Process Beaten
Dimensions
Length: max 950 mm, Width: max 2030 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1999.6.11

Search terms: Barkcloth, Marriage

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