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1903.55.16

Barkcloth. Painted with geometric designs in black and brown. The decoration is in bands containing stripes, dots and curved bands. [AB [OPS move] 14/8/2017]

1903.55.16

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Collection type
Object
Description
Barkcloth. Painted with geometric designs in black and brown. The decoration is in bands containing stripes, dots and curved bands. [AB [OPS move] 14/8/2017]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Oro Province Yodda River valley
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1903
Date collected
Before 1903
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1903
Materials and processes
Material Pigment, Material Bark Cloth Textile Plant, Process Beaten, Process Decorated, Process Painted
Dimensions
Width: max 590 mm, Length: max 1260 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1903.55.16

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