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1937.39.38

Carrying bag of coarse string, with two long straps designed to be knotted together at the ends and carried slung from the forehead. [CW [OPS Move] 4/4/2017]

1937.39.38

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carrying bag of coarse string, with two long straps designed to be knotted together at the ends and carried slung from the forehead. [CW [OPS Move] 4/4/2017]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Mount Hagen
Person
Field collector Michael James Leahy
PRM source Michael James Leahy
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1936
Date collected
circa 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1937
Materials and processes
Material String, Process Netted
Dimensions
Length: max 900 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1937.39.38

Search terms: Bag, Transport and Travel, Carrying Device