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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bilum bag. VF

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Ethnographic Start Price:60.00 USD Estimated At:75.00 - 100.00 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bilum bag. VF
SOLD
60.00USD+ (12.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2021 May 14 @ 21:35UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bilum bag, Opitz pg. 83 (plate), a very old and small example, made from native fiber, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Chimbu Bilum, Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Bilums are woven in a unique continuous figure-eight knotting technique. They serve as pockets, purses, backpacks, grocery/game bags, baby carriers. They are used to store food, belongings, & ceremonial items.