purse
Objectcode
EA/41/11
Description (brief)
Purse worn by men for keeping kauri shells. The purse is looped from bark fibre cord and interwoven with orchid bark.
Dating
1955-1957 (verwerving)
Dimensions (L x W)
8,0 x 10,0 cm
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» bark
» bark fibre
» bark fibre cord
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» bark
» orchid bark
Materials thesaurus
» processed material
» metal
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Central Highlands
» Central Highlands west
» Wissel Lakes Region
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division Central New-Guinea
» Subdivision Paniai
» Paniai
Object category
OVM Category
» clothing and personal adornment
» Clothing accessories