mumu nu (Bag)
About this object
History of use
Used by men to carry ritual stones, pig's fat, and other items used in ancestral cults.
Cultural context
ritual
Physical description
Flat bag, rectangular, bottom corners rounded. Made of bark fibre kitted in a ribbed pattern, the ribs forming an overall pattern of large rectangles. Bag heavily saturated with pig fat, encrusted with clay. Netting handle threaded through corners at open end. Handle is broken.
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