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Object Number
976-31-70/5475
Display Title
Plaited bag with feathers and seeds, 20.5 x 39.5 cm.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bag, flat and rectangular with strap, woven plant fiber, bands of black, red, and white pigment on one side, seed and feather decorations on one side, gray and red seeds, two layers of white feathers attached with fiber cordage
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Materials
Plant fiber , Feather , Seed , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall (strap excluded): 36.3 × 27 × 3.5 cm (14 5/16 × 10 5/8 × 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-31-70/5475
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