Unknown
(Papua New Guinea)
- Title
- Kwiy aegop (Apron adorner)
- Other titles:
- Man's ceremonial lap lap
- Place of origin
-
Nipa →
Southern Highlands Province →
Papua New Guinea
- Cultural origin
- Wola people
- Year
- collected 1968
- Media category
- Mixed media
- Materials used
- 2-ply plant fibre string, red and yellow pigment, grease (possibly tigaso oil), cane, 18 pig tails, 2 animal tails
- Dimensions
-
60.0 x 43.0cm:
0 - Whole; 18.5cm (7 5/16"); width of oval-shaped band
0 - Whole; 43cm (16 15/16"); length of oval-shaped band
- Credit
- Purchased 1977
- Accession number
- 248.1977
- Location
- Not on display
- Bibliography (2)
-
Paul Sillitoe (Author), Made in Niugini: Technology in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, London, 1988, 454-456. General description of Wola production of apron adorners with pig tail fringe.
Tony Tuckson (Egypt; England; Australia, b.1921, d.1973) (Author), Aboriginal and Melanesian art, Domain, 1973, 29, (illus.), 49. cat.no. H10
