bag
Objectcode
EA/117/11
Description (brief)
a diagonaly woven flat purse with encasing lid. The purse is made from narrow strips of pandanus leaf colored with modern dyes, like carbon paper. The colors are heavily weathered. These kinds of purses were used for carrying sigarets and tobacco.
Dimensions (L x W)
13,0 x 10,0 cm
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» plant extract
» vegetal dye
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» leaf
» palm leaf
» pandanus palm leaf
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Bird's Head
» Vogelkop west
» Sorong
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division West New Guinea
» Subdivision Sorong
Object category
OVM Category
» vervoer
OVM Category
» clothing and personal adornment
» Clothing accessories