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Bag

MOA: University of British Columbia

3031/1

Large woven string bag (bilum). Bag is constructed of plant fibre string, loosely woven in order to allow the bag to be expandable. Its shape is wide at the shoulder, narrowing toward a rounded bottom. The mouth is wide, edged with a wrapped stich. The bag is coloured in stripes of a variety of pinks, purple, green and tan. The upper two corners of the bilum extend into long handles, unattached, that each culminate in a variety of cotton fabrics, plain, coloured and patterned, tied to the handle ends. Small bits of dyed pink feather down are intertwined in the thread at the centre front.

  • Type of Item bag
  • Culture New Guinea
  • Material plant fibre, dye
  • Measurements height 133.0 cm, width 53.0 cm, depth 2.5 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Carole Hainsworth
  • Received from Carole Hainsworth
  • Made in Papua New Guinea
  • Creation Date during 1962
  • Ownership Date before November 25, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on November 25, 2013
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3031/0001

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