- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Trade skein of dyed rattan tied together with two pieces of blue-and-white textile. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 21/6/2005]
- Person
- Field collector Frederick Henry Drew
- Field collector Melanesian Mission
- PRM source Frederick Henry Drew
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1911
- Date collected
- By 1911
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1911
- Materials and processes
- Material Rattan Fibre Plant, Material Pigment, Material Textile, Process Dyed, Process Woven
- Dimensions
- Length: max 134 mm bundled
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1911.5.14
Search terms: Specimen, Plant, Ornament, Cordage, Trade, Arm Ornament
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