Item X 26718 Vataga | Basket. Trobriand Islands, Massim, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea

Summary

Vataga, roughly plaited out of coconut leaves. Such baskets are manufactured in a few minutes, and usually discarded as soon as they are no longer in use. These were used by men, and carried on the two ends of a pole, supported on the arm.

Local Name

Vataga

Physical Description

Roughly plaited basket made of coconut leaves.