wallet
Objectcode
EA/61/4
Description (brief)
wallet made of knotted bark fibre cord, decorated by horizontal strips in brown and yellow fibre (possibly orchid stem). The flap runs conically into a fastening cord, at its end a shell has been attached.
Origin(s)
probably Paniai
Dating
[1956-1960]
Dimensions (L x W)
31,0 x 15,0 cm
Production technique
plait work
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» bark
» bark fibre
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» fibre
» bark fibre
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» stem
» orchid stem
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» shell
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» bark
» bark fibre
» bark fibre cord
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» bark
» orchid bark
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
» art
» visual arts