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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Billum Bag
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Billum Bag

Maker New Guinean
Date20th century
Made/manufacturedAsia
MediumFiber, pigments
Dimensions26 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 1/2 in. (67.3 x 57.2 x 1.3 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Dr. Samuel Spring
Object numberS85-SPNG-G144
Collections
DescriptionNon-rigid loosely woven string on fiber bag with woven handle.
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