string bag
Objectcode
EA/60/8
Description (brief)
Bag with handle, worn over the shoulder. The bag is made of loosely knotted cord of bark fibre and decorated by knotted vertical zigzag patterns and horizontal bands of red and black colouring.
Origin(s)
Arfak, Bird's Head
Dating
1958
Dimensions (L x W)
24,0 x 23,0 cm
Production technique
Plaited or crocheted bark cord in a pattern, decorated with strokes of plaited painted bark
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» bark
» bark fibre
» bark fibre cord
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» plant extract
» vegetal dye
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Bird's Head
» Vogelkop oost
» Arfak Mountains
» Moiree
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division West New Guinea
» Subdivision Manokwari
» Arfak
Object category
OVM Category
» art
» visual arts