Accession No
2007.478
Description
Bag - Quadrangular string bag of fibre, with a design of six fields each consisting of four black stripes. Attached to the top are 16 cane loops which form the drawstring mechanism and from where the plant fibre string runs down to the right and left bottom corners of the bag. The string loops on either side and is worn over the shoulders, with the bag worn on the back.
Place
Asia; East Asia; Taiwan
Period
Source
Whitehorn, John Nevile (Rev.) [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2007.478
Cultural Affliation
Paiwan
Material
plant fibre
Local Term
sikan
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
(bio) Reverend John Whitehorn Label attached noting: “Haversack for carrying heads and other things” Collected before 1969.
Event Date 29/11/2007
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Quadrangular string bag of fibre, with a design of six fields each consisting of four black stripes. Attached to the top are 16 cane loops which form the drawstring mechanism and from where the plant fibre string runs down to the right and left bottom corners of the bag. The string loops on either side and is worn over the shoulders, with the bag worn on the back.
Event Date 29/11/2007
Author: maa
FM:265757
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