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BagC1234 f

Large nettle bag (bilum) in a square shape with a slight taper along the sides to the top. On either side of the slit opening is the end of a woven handle. The body of the bag is detailed with maroon, brown and yellow stripes; a wide, central band with a maroon triangular and rectangular pattern followed by a band of maroon and brown stripes; all on a natural ground.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
nettle fibre and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceC1235

Shells forming an image of a face. Hanging below the face, there are feathers attached at the bottom of vegetable fibres and which are free from the red cloth above it. Boar's tusks are attached by vegetable fibres above the face. Cowrie shells are woven on. Feathers are woven into the fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
boar tusk, feather, conch shell, spondula shell and fibre
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1236

Tapa cloth painted with a design in brown with black lines dividing the design into boxes filled with exes and lines as well as some outlined Arabic numbers and letters.

Culture
New Guinea ?
Material
paper mulberry bark
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC1237

Large nettle bag (bilum) in a trapezoidal-like shape, round and wide at the bottom then tapering to the top. On either side of the slit opening is the end of a woven handle. The body of the bag is detailed with maroon and brown stripes that border the wide, central band with a maroon geometric design of triangles and rectangle; all on a natural ground.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
nettle fibre and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC1234 e

Large nettle bag (bilum) in a trapezoidal-like shape, rounded and wide at the bottom then tapering to the top. On either side of the slit opening is the end of a woven handle. The body of the bag is detailed with red and green stripes that border the wide, central band with a red triangular pattern, all on a natural ground.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
nettle fibre and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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