Collection place: Solomon Islands / Culture or time period: Oceanian cultures / Materials: Plant fiber - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basketry nose stick, accession number 11-43146, described as Nose stick. Wood stick with plaited plant fiber cover using black and dark red on natural ground. length - 23.5 cm. Wood, plant fiber, plaited, dye.

Hearst Museum object titled Bundle of plant fiber, accession number 11-43148, described as Plant fiber bundle. Strips from skin of pseubulb of dendrobium orchid. length - 34.0 cm., approx. Plant fiber. Collector states, "yellow grass for weaving nose sticks, king's spears, grows on top of banyan tree on high mountain, very hard to procure.