Oceania Region (NZ, Australia, Samoa, Fiji, Micronesia, Melanesia) Search this
Material:
Yarn
Object Type:
Education and Outreach collections
Collecting Locality:
South Pacific Ocean, Papua New Guinea
Description:
This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
Geologic Age:
late 20th century
Notes:
A brightly colored yarn bag from Papua, New Guinea. The body of the bag is black and entirely covered in blue, orange, pink, and green zig zag patterns representing snakes. The bag has a narrow opening and a wide body as well as a short strap decorated with three elongated pompoms, each with a different colored yarn tassel. This type of bag was traditionally made from natural fibers but is now often made from processed yarn.
