Arm-Ornament

Arm-Ornament

Object name: Arm-Ornament
Date: 1800-1900
Dimensions:
250 x 30 mm
Medium: Coconut fibre, seeds
Object number: TN03288
DescriptionArmlet of woven or braided coconut fibre, set with 13 rows of shells or job's tears seeds woven in a technique called bilum. Bilum is used to make expanding net bags in Papua New Guinea, which are decorated with job's tears seeds. The bags are used for carrying babies.
Culture: Oceania