Bilum
Production date
1990s
Country
Papua New Guinea
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Object detail
Description
String woven bag with design of coloured rectangles
Classification
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Melanesian & South Sea Islander bag
COSTUME ACCESSORIES Female bag
COSTUME ACCESSORIES Female bag
Maker
Production date
1990s
Production place
Measurements
W. 470mm, L. 330mm
Media/Materials description
String
Signature/Marks
PNG \ 1990s. \ Gifts. Made for Helen.\ Both used when in TS and \ Brisbane
History and use
This object is from the Helen Barrett collection, which was donated to Queensland Museum in 2014. Miss Helen Barrett worked as a nurse with the Australian Board of Mission in Solomon Islands from 1947 until 1984. Barrett was based at Tasia in Isabel Province, and Maravovo on Guadalcanal before being stationed at the Hospital of the Epiphany at Fauabu, Malaita from 1968 until 1984. In the 1990s, Barrett worked with the Mothers Union in the Torres Strait Islands. Her collection largely comprises of objects that were presented as gifts over the course of her missionary work in Melanesia.
This woven bilum from Papua New Guinea was acquired by the donor while she was based in the Torres Strait Islands.
This woven bilum from Papua New Guinea was acquired by the donor while she was based in the Torres Strait Islands.
Registration number
E40717
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