Acrylic Bilum (Net Bag)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 7 Nov 2019
label: Collection Date
content: 9 Apr 2012
name: label: Collector
content: Dr Barbara Andersen
notes: label: Notes
content: Small square bilum (bag) made of acrylic yarn. Green with white, blue, and yellow diagonal and horizontal stripes.Single handle. Donor notes: Maker, Betty Naur. Cost: K50. Described as “Highway to Paradise” pattern. A small rectangular bilum in lime green, white, orange-yellow and navy blue. The pattern features horizontal and diagonal stripes of white, yellow-orange, and blue on a green field. The mouth is fastened with navy blue fastening stitches. The handle is a single flat piece with lime green, orange-yellow, navy blue, and white stripes. The strings joined to make the stripes on the handle are uncut, creating a slight fringe effect at the top. The color scheme of this bilum is intended to mirror the team colors of the Canberra Raiders rugby league team, as Betty is a Raiders supporter. “Highway to Paradise” is the title of a popular song by PNG singers Hausboi and O-shen.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Aug 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Mirane, Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Chimbu (Kuman)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2077517
label: USNM Number
content: E435213-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Bag
physicalDescription: label: Length - Mouth To Base
content: 26.7 cm
label: Width - At Base
content: 28 cm
label: Length - Handle
content: 58 cm