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bag
Object Type
bag
Museum number
Oc1912,0611.21
Description
Bag made of vegetable fibre string, orchid fibre (?).
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Tapiro
(?)
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
British Ornithologists' Union
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
West Papua
(Highlands)
Materials
orchid fibre
(?)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Charles Edward Fagan
Acquisition date
1912
Acquisition notes
Collected by British Ornithologists' Union expedition.
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Oc1912,0611.21