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1940.12.517

Barkcloth girdle. The cloth is pale in colour, painted with a yellow dye and featuring stripes and diamond designs in red. [AF [OPS move] 20/7/2017]

1940.12.517

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Collection type
Object
Description
Barkcloth girdle. The cloth is pale in colour, painted with a yellow dye and featuring stripes and diamond designs in red. [AF [OPS move] 20/7/2017]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Central Province
Cultural groups
Mekeo
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1940
Date collected
By 1940
Acquisition information
Donated: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Bark Cloth Textile Plant, Material Pigment, Process Painted, Process Beaten
Dimensions
Length: max 1880 mm, Width: max 130 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.12.517

Search terms: Clothing, Barkcloth, Ornament, Belt, Waist Ornament

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