Acrylic Bilum (Net Bag)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 7 Nov 2019
label: Collection Date
content: 6 Apr 2012
name: label: Collector
content: Dr Barbara Andersen
notes: label: Notes
content: Small bilum (bag) made of acrylic yarn. Dark and medium blue with horizontal band of white diamonds and stripes across center. Single short handle. Donor notes: Maker, Pakri Beron. Cost: K25. A small acrylic bilum in navy blue, medium blue, and white. The yarn has been stripped and re-plied to make a finer thread. The name of the style refers to (bush rope) bilums traditionally produced as bridewealth items in the Maprik area of East Sepik Province, though the color scheme and materials are different. The handle is a single flat piece worked in a basic figure-8 stitch, but the mouth is ridged, such that the interface between the joining stitches and mouth creates an unusual textured appearance. This bilum was produced for sale at the Mt. Hagen main market.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Aug 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Melpa
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2077517
label: USNM Number
content: E435204-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Bag
physicalDescription: label: Length - From Mouth To Base
content: 23 cm
label: Width - At Base
content: 48 cm
label: Length - Handle
content: 41 cm