String bag
Production date
Pre 1950s
Country
Solomon Islands
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Object detail
Description
Mesh bag made from finely looped bark fibre string.
Classification
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Melanesian & South Sea Islander bag
PACKAGES AND CONTAINERS Bag
PACKAGES AND CONTAINERS Bag
Maker
Production date
Pre 1950s
Production place
Measurements
L. 330mm, W. 210mm
Media/Materials description
Natural fibre string
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 bag is made from very finely looped natural fibre string. Such bags were known as 'ghuba mimisi' on Santa Isabel and were used to carry precious items.
This bag is made from very finely looped natural fibre string. Such bags were known as 'ghuba mimisi' on Santa Isabel and were used to carry precious items.
Registration number
E40732
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