Bilum

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Belly net bag made of plant fibres using the loop technique, back side in one colour, front side in three colours and decorated with three rows of coix grains and 5 large shells, the upper edge and the holder are crocheted, loose cord with a blue bead and white shell remnants

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Cultural attribution
Asmat
Object type
Tasche
Dimensions
without holder 20 x 20 cm; tapering towards the top
Material/Technique
Plant fibre, Grass seed, seashell
braided, crochet (needlework)
Object genre
clothing and accessory
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2079
Other number(s)
Linden-Museum: 6160 (Old inventory number)
2079 (Old inventory number)

Provenance and sources

when
before 1899
where
Berlin Harbour
Description
Supplement to the location: under German colonial rule: Berlinhafen
when
before 1899
where
Papua-Neuguinea
who
Baessler, Arthur - Owners
when
1899
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Owners
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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CC0 1.0 DEED

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