Net Bag

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Culture Inyai-Ewa

Title Net Bag

Date Mid 19th–mid 20th century

Medium Fiber and beads

Dimensions Object: 12 5/8 × 16 5/16 × 13/16 in. (32 × 41.5 × 2 cm)
Overall (WIth Handel Up): 18 7/8 × 16 5/16 × 13/16 in. (48 × 41.5 × 2 cm)

Credit Line Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Henry R. Hope, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 63.52

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Net bags, created by women, are used by several cultural groups within New Guinea. Utilized for both ceremonial and daily use, these bags are often used as gifts, for carrying ceremonial objects, as well as for carrying staple foods like yams and other goods to and from markets. Net bags continue to be made today both with historical materials like plant fiber as well as synthetic materials like nylon.

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"Net Bag | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=63.52