String bag
Production date
Unknown
Country
Solomon Islands
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Object detail
Description
String bag made from knotted nylon fibre from shredded rice bag. Decorated with red and yellow stripe across middle of bag.
Classification
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Melanesian & South Sea Islander bag
PACKAGES AND CONTAINERS Bag
PACKAGES AND CONTAINERS Bag
Maker
Production date
Unknown
Production place
Measurements
L. 590mm, W. 270mm
Media/Materials description
Nylon string
Signature/Marks
Isobel \ shredded \ rice bag \ (nylon)
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.
String bags are commonly made and used on Santa Isabel. Traditionally such bags would have been made of natural fibre string, though this more recent example has been constructed of plastic fibre taken from a shredded rice bag.
String bags are commonly made and used on Santa Isabel. Traditionally such bags would have been made of natural fibre string, though this more recent example has been constructed of plastic fibre taken from a shredded rice bag.
Registration number
E40726
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