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Title

Bilum (looped string bag), worn by men

collected 1969

Artists

Unknown Artist

  • Details

    Other Title
    Billum bag, worn by men
    Place where the work was made
    Lake Kopiago → Southern Highlands Province → Papua New Guinea
    Cultural origin
    Duna people
    Date
    collected 1969
    Media category
    Mixed media
    Materials used
    spun, plyed and looped plant fibre string
    Dimensions
    115.0 from shoulder to base, 70.0 across neck
    Credit
    Gift of Stan Moriarty 1977
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    805.1979.21
    Copyright
    © Duna people, under the endorsement of PIMA's 'Code of Ethics'

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Lake Kopiago