purse
Objectcode
EA/25/1
Description (brief)
Purse used by men, made from evenly knotted tree bark fibre. The purse is triangular in shape with a cord attached to the top end. The bottom is decorated with horizontal bands of yellow fibre. Purchased in 1959.
Origin(s)
Central Mountains, probably Wissel Lakes, Paniai
Dimensions (W)
22,0 cm
Production technique
knotted
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» bark
» bark fibre
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» fibre
» bark fibre
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Central Highlands
» Central Highlands west
» Wissel Lakes Region
» Ekari
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division Central New-Guinea
» Subdivision Paniai
Object category
OVM Category
» art
» visual arts