Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2017-0002-0044 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Purse | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yap | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Western Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1945 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Plant fiber | |
| Description | Rectangular bag woven entirely of plaited, undyed pandanus strips in two layers -- wide pandanus strips on interior and narrow strips on exterior; Exterior layer on back side of bag extends beyond top of bag and is folded over to form a flap on the front; Color differentiation results in all-over design on exterior of bag consisting of network of large, contiguous, uneven open squares woven of undyed pandanus. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.5, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 15.7 | |