Warehouse Clear Out Sale
Lot 327:
Bilum string bag, small, with finely woven with red and brown stripes, and tiny shell ornamentation.
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Natural string, pigment
Dimensions: W 9" x H 10"
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
Similar items:
Bonham’s (set of 4 in 2012 auction)
https://www.artkhade.com/object/6f8cB4Hh
American Museum of Natural History – Division of Anthropology (80/9032)
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=80%2E0%2F%209032
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