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1938.36.564

String bag. Made from open mesh plant fibre, which has a darker band along the bottom of the bag. Plant fibre handle attached to the top of the bag near to the opening. [ASh [OPS move] 24/08/2016]

1938.36.564

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Collection type
Object
Description
String bag. Made from open mesh plant fibre, which has a darker band along the bottom of the bag. Plant fibre handle attached to the top of the bag near to the opening. [ASh [OPS move] 24/08/2016]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Morobe Province
Cultural groups
Anga
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 10/1936?, uncertain Date made: 10/1936?, uncertain
Date collected
October 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Plant Fibre Yarn, Process Knitted, Process Woven
Dimensions
Length: max 230 mm, Width: max 180 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.564 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 564

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