bag
- Museum number
- 2009,2001.28
- Description
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Bag, plaited of vegetable fibre, painted. Rectangular bag, front decorated with woven and painted designs - vertically arranged lozenges painted with red clay pigment on a white background, separated by a red vertical band. Top of bag is woven across, with a small opening a few centimetres down. Plaited strap attached at reverse and doubled back.
- Production date
- 2002
- Dimensions
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Length: 70 centimetres
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Width: 28.50 centimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2009
- Acquisition notes
- Part of a collection of Asmat material made by Professor Stanley in West Papua, September - October 2002. Donated to the museum in 2009, with other Melanesian material.
This bag was purchased on October 5th, 2002 from Babrina Totakané at Sawa.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- 2009,2001.28