Pandanus Braid

2003-32-103

From: New Caledonia

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 2003-32-103
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Caledonia
Section Oceanian
Materials Pandanus Leaf
Technique Plaited
Description

Plait or braid of pandanus leaf. Similar to 1994.X.11386, which is said to be for making hats. Exhibited at l'Exposition universelle de Paris 1900.

Length 24 cm
Width 11.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1994.X.11385 - Other Number

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