string bag
Objectcode
EA/60/7
Description (brief)
Bag with a handle, carried by women across the back. The bag is made of loosely knotted (figure eight looping) bark cord. Decorated with what seems to be white and red plastic.
Origin(s)
Kebar, Bird's Head
Dating
1958
Dimensions (L x W)
29,0 x 18,0 cm
Production technique
Plaited bark cord, here and there decorated with plaited blue, white and red plastic.
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» bark
» bark fibre
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» fibre
» bark fibre
Materials thesaurus
» processed material
» synthetic
» plastic
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Bird's Head
» Bird's Head: north
» Kebar vlakte
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division West New Guinea
» Subdivision Manokwari
» Kebar
Object category
OVM Category
» art
» visual arts