EA/99/11 - 
purse
EA/99/11 - 
purse
EA/99/11 - 
purse
EA/99/11 - 
purse
EA/99/11 - 
purse
EA/99/11 - 
purse
EA/99/11 - 
purse
EA/99/11 - 
purse
EA/99/11 - 
purse
EA/99/11 - 
purse
EA/99/11 - 
purse
EA/99/11 - 
purse

purse

Objectcode
EA/99/11
Description (brief)
Purse, used by men. It was made for the purpose of carrying precious items such as money, kauri shells, and tobacco. The purse is traditionally shaped, but also has a metal zipper. The use of colours is deviant too: besides the traditional brown and yellow we see also blue and white. The two parts divided by the zipper differ in use of colour, patterns, and plaitwork. Acquired in 1970-1972.
Origin(s)
Wissel Lakes
Dimensions (L)
27,0 cm
Production technique
plaitwork

Thesaurus terms

Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus » processed material » synthetic » plastic
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » fibre » orchid fibre
Materials thesaurus » processed material » metal
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » fibre » cotton
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » bark » bark fibre » bark fibre cord
Cultural
Cultural origin » Papua » Central Highlands » Central Highlands west » Wissel Lakes Region » Ekari
Geographic
Geographical term » Papua » Division Central New-Guinea » Subdivision Paniai » Paniai
Object category
OVM Category » clothing and personal adornment » Clothing accessories