Object number
AR.1983.1220.14.2
Object
Creator
Description
Description: Ten fragments of cloth, reputedly part of a sorcerer's outfit, from the Maive District of New Guinea, Melanesia. (, )
Researcher Description: Possibly from the sorcerer described in 'Papuan Pictures'. From the Eastern Gulf (Maive or Maiva?). Contained pieces of cloth, stone, coral, quartz and bone. The stones are river stones. Some of the quartz pieces have decorative binding, purpose unkown. The cloth is trade cloth. (Joshua Bell, UEA, 2007)
Production place
Maive District (Maker)
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- whole length 2.5 cm
- whole width 0.9 cm
Associations
Named Collection: Dauncey Collection (?)
