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Object Number
970-35-70/5188
Display Title
Woman's ruck-sack or "vaten", consisting of 4 pieces, a "kobu"
Descriptions
Object Description
Woman's ruck-sack or "vaten", consisting of 4 pieces, a "kobu" - a tray shaped piece of basal palm frond for carrying. Two VAKABIN - mat like pieces of frond wrapped around the Kobu. A carrying strap of the "skin" of the wild banana tree (the cloth like fibrous material at the base fo the fronds.)
Inventory Description
Bundle, cut and folded bark pieces, some curved, 1 long flat rolled strip
Classification
- Bundle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Teop
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms
Bougainville, T.P.N.G.
Materials
Bark
Dimensions
Overall: 49.5 x 47.3 x 16.7 cm (19 1/2 x 18 5/8 x 6 9/16 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
970-35-70/5188
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