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1919.46.10

Bark-cloth used as a tinder. The cloth is brown in colour, square in shape with one corner missing. [AF [OPS move] 20/7/2017]

1919.46.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bark-cloth used as a tinder. The cloth is brown in colour, square in shape with one corner missing. [AF [OPS move] 20/7/2017]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Central Province Kairuku Hiri District
Cultural groups
Anga
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1919
Date collected
By 1919
Acquisition information
Donated: 1919
Materials and processes
Material Bark Cloth Textile Plant, Process Beaten
Dimensions
Width: max 410 mm, Length: max 530 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1919.46.10

Search terms: Fire, Barkcloth, Fire Accessory

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