Finschhafen District, New Guinea / Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia
Accession Date:
14 Dec 1990
Notes:
Rectangular. Purple, red, yellow, and blue horizontal stripes, dyed with commercial dyes. Netted body, plain woven handle in purple, red, and green. The fiber is possibly "Gnetum gnemun", according to Mr. Kaiku Ombone, of the Papuan National Museum and Art Gallery. Used as a general purpose carrying bag.