Bilum Bag

2004.17.0066

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Artifact Identification Bilum Bag   (2004.17.0066)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Personal Gear
  4. :
  5. Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date N/A
Culture Melanesian
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 50.8 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 32 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 3.5 cm
Weight 83 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Animal--Skin--with Fur/Feathers/Scales, Plant, Pigment, Textile
Manufacturing Processes Dyeing, Weaving, Stringing

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

MacKenzie, Maureen Anne. Androgynous Objects: String Bags and Gender in Central New Guinea. Switzerland, Harwood Academic Publishers. 1991.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication The Virginia M. and James D. Tobin Collection, Purchased from the Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College
Reproduction N/A

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