Mbu Walg Kupun II Item Number: 2805/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large contemporary woven string bag (bilum) decorated with dyed stripes, different types of shells, chicken feathers, wooden beads, branches with seeds, small fan-shapes made of cut-up plastic packages, possum jaws, boar tusks and pieces of tapa cloth.
Item History
- Made by Cathy Kata (Maker) in Goroka, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea during 2009
- Owned by Anonymous before July 9, 2010
- Received from Anonymous (Donor) on July 9, 2010
What
- Name
- Mbu Walg Kupun II
- Identification Number
- 2805/1
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- plant fibre, paper mulberry bark, wood, seed, cowrie shell, chicken feather, plastic, jute fibre, possum jaw bone, natural dye, boar tusk, clam shell and oyster shell
- Overall
- height 116.0 cm, width 60.0 cm, depth 6.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea: Kapia Ulgu
- Creator
- Cathy Kata (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Anonymous
- Received from
- Anonymous (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Goroka, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
When
- Creation Date
- during 2009
- Ownership Date
- before July 9, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on July 9, 2010
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 69
- Accession Number
- 2805/0001