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Bag

MOA: University of British Columbia

2981/8

Small woven basketry bag decorated with pink, yellow, and green wool bunches held together with string, beads and small white shells. Diamond shaped design in red and green fibre are woven into the body of the bag. An intermittent fringe of wool hangs from the bottom of the bag along with strands of grass. The shoulder strap consists of 5 twisted strands of grass attached in a knot with red and green wool.

  • Type of Item bag
  • Culture Western Melanesia
  • Material grass fibre, wool fibre, dye
  • Measurements height 63.0 cm, width 31.0 cm, depth 2.0 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Joan Bennett
  • Received from Joan Bennett
  • Made in Admiralty Islands
  • Collection Date between 1973 and 1976
  • Ownership Date before November 9, 2012
  • Acquisition Date on November 9, 2012
  • Item Classes basketry
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 2981/0008

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