1909.30.69

Collection type

Object

Description

String-work bag string tassels and carrying strap [SM (Verve) 25/06/2014]

Long description

String-work bag string tassels and carrying strap. The bag is made from undyed and different shades of dyed brown twisted plant fibre string. It has lateral strips in the different shades of brown. Several long tassels of undyed twisted string are tied to the bottom of the bag and also to one side of the bag at the opening. The carrying handle is made from a number of undyed lengths of twisted plant fibre string that are attached at the top of the bag opening. [SM (Verve) 25/06/2014]

Geographical reference

Papua New Guinea

Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea

Indonesia

Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia

Australia

Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia

West Papua Queensland Cape York

Person

Field collector John Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear

Field collector HMS Challenger

Field collector HMS Alert

Field collector HMS Flying Fish

PRM source Julia Maclear

Date / Period

Date made: Before 1891

Date collected

1873 - 1876 [Challenger] and 1879 - 1891 [other surveying work]

Acquisition information

Donated: 1909

Materials and processes

Material String Plant, Material Pigment, Process Twisted, Process Dyed, Process Netted, Process Tied

Dimensions

Width: max 270 mm, Height: max 130 mm excluding tassels, Height: max 593 mm including handle and tassels

Object numbers

Accession number: 1909.30.69

Research and responses

The display label for this object from C.116.A "Rope, String and Netting" has a small capitol letter written in the bottom right corner in red or black ink. This letter refers to the type of netting used to create the object and is explained in a general case label. See "Display History" field for further information. [SM (Verve) 09/07/2014]

Search terms: Bag, Transport and Travel, Carrying Device