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Object Number
2012.8.3
Display Title
Bag of pandanus leaf and sago leaf with red and white bands
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bag, woven fiber, rectangular shape, striped pattern, red and brown, tassels, twisted cordage in front, straps on bag and at top
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Asmat
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Indonesia
/
Western New Guinea
/
Irian Jaya
Materials
Pandanus Sago Red ochre Lime
Dimensions
Overall: 51 × 46 × 1.4 cm (20 1/16 × 18 1/8 × 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2012.8.3
Credit Line
Gift of Robert and Jessica Ganong
Provenance
Collector
Nicholas Bowness
(1993 or before)
Donor
Donated by
Jessica Desany
(11/2011-4/10/2012)
Donor
Donated by
Robert A. Ganong
(11/2011-4/10/2012)
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