bags (land transport: human powered)

Small loosely conical woven bag in natural, lilac and pink pandanus leaf pinched together and tied off at the bottom. The mouth of the bag is decorated with a number of coloured tassels, which are as long as the bag itself and in keeping with the colours of the bag. The bag has a plaited shoulder strap in the same colours.

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