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Basketry envelope bag with string handle. Decorated with red and black +
Basketry envelope bag with string handle. Decorated with red and black +
Object Number 39-17-70/1370
Display Title Basketry envelope bag with string handle. Decorated with red and black +
Descriptions
Inventory Description Woven fiber bag, rectangular with flap, twisted cord, polychrome
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Besarese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / Kamwa
Materials Vegetable fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 32 x 35.5 x 2.1 cm (12 5/8 x 14 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1370

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