Bag

Description

Bag or wallet (kate) of plaited bulrushes with two loops for carrying: Oceania, Polynesia, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), before 1895

Museum reference

A.1895.375

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Bag, Wallet

Production information

Rapa Nui, Polynesia

Date

Late 19th century

Style / Culture

Pacific Peoples

Materials

Bulrush

Physical description

Plaited bag with two loops for carrying.

Associations

Darsie Collection

Exhibitions

• Facing the Sea (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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