apron
- Museum number
- Oc1986,04.17
- Description
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Man's top apron made of acrylic yarn arranged in white and blue stripes with some red yarn incorporated. There are some stripes where marsupial fur has been used. The straight end has attached tufts of reddish brown and beige marsupial fur.
- Production date
- 20thC(mid)-20thC(late) (before 1986)
- Dimensions
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Length: 110 centimetres
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Width: 56.50 centimetres
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Depth: 2.80 centimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1986
- Acquisition notes
- This collection was made in the field between August 26th and October 21st 1986 by Michael and Linda O'Hanlon in the mid-Wahgi area, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Broader information on many of the kinds of pieces included in the collection can be found in the Glossary and elsewhere in Reading the Skin: Adornment, Display and Society in the Wahgi, by Michael O'Hanlon (British Museum Publications, 1989) and in other works referred to in the bibliography there. See also slide collection of Wahgi area made by Michael O'Hanlon 1979-81 on behalf of the Museum.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc1986,04.17
