Bilum

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Mesh pocket

Mesh bag (bilum) for men

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Object type
Tasche
Dimensions
H 19 cm / B oben 13 cm / B unten 27,5 cm
Material/Technique
Plant fibre, Shell, Grass seed
crochet (needlework)
Object genre
clothing and accessory
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2071
Other number(s)
Linden-Museum: 5806
2071

Provenance and sources

when
before 1899
where
Wewak
Description
Supplement to the location: under German colonial rule: Dallmannhafen

when
before 1899
where
Papua-Neuguinea
who
Baessler, Arthur - Owners

when
1899
where
Stuttgart

when
15.12.1971
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Former Owners
Description
Came to Mainz "together with 636 other objects in exchange for 732 objects from Pakistan and Afghanistan" (Brandstetter, Hierholzer 2018).

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