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: Bilum (bag) made of acrylic yarn. Elongated crescent shape, with ends tied together to form a handle. Maroon, with horizontal stripes in black, blue, orange, and red. Donor notes: Maker, Christina Maprik. Cost: K50. A large “pulim” style bilum in maroon with stripes of black, blue, orange, and red. Tassels in orange, black, and blue are attached to the end of the handles. This size and style of bilum is commonly used for carrying infants; a small bed is constructed inside, often of cardboard wrapped in blankets. The handles are rested on the head or shoulders of the caregiver and the bilum hangs down their back (sometimes the chest) while they walk.
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)
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2077517
label: USNM Number
content: E435211-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Bag
physicalDescription: label: Length - From End Of Handle To Base (Excluding Tassels)
content: 109 cm
label: Width - At Widest Point
content: 79 cm