Acrylic Bilum (Net Bag)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 7 Nov 2019
label: Collection Date
content: 4 Jun 2012
name: label: Collector
content: Dr Barbara Andersen
notes: label: Notes
content: Bilum (bag) made of acrylic yarn. Square shape, horizontal bands of mottled black and white, alternating with red, orange, and white stripes Single handle. Fringe along the side. Donor notes: Maker unknown. Gift to donor from Elijah John. A large bilum worked in white, black, red, and orange. The “boss” color of the bilum is created by plying black and white threads together, worked in six tiers of two rows each. The effect simulates that obtained by using marsupial fur. Tiers of mixed black and white yarn are separated by rows of black, yellow, red, and white fastening stitches. One side is joined outside the bilum, creating a fringe of loose threads. The handle is worked as a single flat piece striped in all five colors used in the body of the bilum.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Aug 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Enga
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2077517
label: USNM Number
content: E435216-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Bag
physicalDescription: label: Length - From Mouth To Base
content: 41 cm
label: Width - At Base
content: 39.4 cm
label: Length - Handle
content: 69 cm