- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Barkcloth decorated with brown and black linear designs, comprising rectangular panels with diamond and crosshatch design. [AF [OPS Move] 19/7/2017]
- Geographical reference
- 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 400 mm, Length: max 1110 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1903.55.26
Search terms: Barkcloth
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