Accession No
2016.37
Description
Plant fibre bag
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; New Britain; East New Britain Province; Rabaul
Period
Source
Williams, Peter.Robert [collector]; Beresford.Helen [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2016.37; MAA: MN0063
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plant; Fibre; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Donated by Helen Beresford, sister of Peter Robert Williams. Williams collected the object probably in 1985.
Event Date 1/4/2016
Author: Remke Velden
Description (CMS Description)
Plant fibre bag with long twisted fibre strap. The body of the bag has been woven with brown and purple coloured plant fibre strands, which results in a geometric pattern of horizontal bands interspersed with zigzag-shaped vertical lines of different colours. Long brown and faded purple coloured tassels hang down from the rim of the bag.
Event Date 1/4/2016
Author: Remke Velden
FM:269051
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