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1938.36.583

Barkcloth back cloth. It is light brown in colour. There is an imprint from where it has been beaten. There are holes from stitching along one edge. It is rectangular. [AB [OPS move] 20/7/2017]


1938.36.583

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Collection type
Object
Description
Barkcloth back cloth. It is light brown in colour. There is an imprint from where it has been beaten. There are holes from stitching along one edge. It is rectangular. [AB [OPS move] 20/7/2017]
Geographical reference
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, Process Beaten
Dimensions
Length: max 870 mm, Width: max 450 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.583 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 583

Search terms: Clothing, Barkcloth, Death