apron
Objectcode
EA/260/16
Description (brief)
Reed apron. The strap is decorated in the middle and at the ends with job's tears . Small ribbons of red cloth hanging from the strap. The plaited strap is 7 cm. wide and made of orchid fiber and reed.
Origin(s)
Asmat
Dimensions (L x W)
75,0 x 65,0 cm
Production technique
Plaiting
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» fibre
» reed fibre
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» fibre
» orchid fibre
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» South West Coast
» Asmat
» Central Asmat
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division South New-Guinea
» Subdivision Asmat
» Central Asmat
Object category
OVM Category
» clothing and personal adornment
» clothing
» clothing from the hip