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D08779 woven bag

The handbag made from brown plant fibres is semi-circular. There is a handle on the side of the opening. The entire front is decorated with nassa snail shells.

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Object type
handbags
Dimensions
General: 42.5 × 32.5 × 2.5 cm
Material/Technique
Plant fibre; wet snail shell | snail embroidery
Current location
Übersee-Museum Bremen
Inventory number
D08779

Provenance and sources

when
1800-1913 (?)
where
East Sepik Province (?)

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