String bag
Production date
Circa 1920s
Country
Solomon Islands
State/Province
Isabel
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Object detail
Description
Small bag used for carrying betel nut. Single navy blue stripe, made from very finely knotted string.
Classification
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Melanesian & South Sea Islander bag
PACKAGES AND CONTAINERS Bag
PACKAGES AND CONTAINERS Bag
Maker
Production date
Circa 1920s
Production place
Measurements
L. 140mm, W. 100mm
Media/Materials description
String
Signature/Marks
v. old \ A CHIEF'S bag \ for\ betel nut \ made from \ Bush material \ 1920 \ Isobel?
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 unusual bag is made from very finely knotted string. According to the donor is dates to the 1920s and was used by men to carry betel nuts.
This unusual bag is made from very finely knotted string. According to the donor is dates to the 1920s and was used by men to carry betel nuts.
Registration number
E40734
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