Fiber from the aerial root of the wild Pandanus Palm. Cord, light beige, loose strands of root looped together at ends and knotted at mid-point, L. 162 cm.
Donor:
Maria Lepowsky and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Sudest Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
Jelewaga and Massim
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ropework (genre by technique) and Ropework (visual works)
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1985-1986 #47: Peabody Museum of Natural History (Yale Univ.) (April 1, 1986–July 31, 1986), S1985-1986 #48: Jagiellonian University, Poland (October 1, 1986–March 31, 1987), S1985-1986 #49: Warsaw Museum of Asia and the Pacific (1987–1987), and S1985-1986 #9: Arizona State Museum (September 20, 1985–February 7, 1986)