bilum (bag), unrecorded Ipili-Payala artist

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unrecorded Ipili-Payala artist, bilum (bag)
unrecorded Ipili-Payala artist, bilum (bag)
unrecorded Ipili-Payala artist
bilum (bag)
late 1800s–1967
unrecorded Ipili-Payala artist, artist
bilum (bag), late 1800s–1967
Where object was made: Lagaip, Papua New Guinea
Material/technique: matoka bark fiber; pigment; netting; string
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 123 x 41 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 48 7/16 x 16 1/8 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: KUEA Funds
Accession number: 2007.6786
Not on display
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Archive label, Ipili exhibit Natural History Museum, 1979:
Netting
This netted bag, used for numerous purposes (carrying utensils, rain shields, smoking pipes, babies, fire making equipment, and so forth), is made by looping together fibers rolled from the inner bark of the matoka tree. The technique of netting is illustrated in the diagrams.
[one of three bags was used; I am not sure if this was the one bag]