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1938.36.579

Barkcloth cloak. Brown in colour, stitched around the top with plant fibre yarn and drawn together to create a narrower edge. [AB [OPS move] 23/8/2017]

1938.36.579

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Collection type
Object
Description
Barkcloth cloak. Brown in colour, stitched around the top with plant fibre yarn and drawn together to create a narrower edge. [AB [OPS move] 23/8/2017]
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: On or before 1937
Date collected
1936 - 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Bark Cloth Textile Plant, Material Plant Fibre Yarn, Process Beaten, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Width: max 690 mm, Length: max 1075 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.579 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 579

Search terms: Clothing, Barkcloth, Furniture Dwelling, Cloak, Rainwear, Mat