Overview
This is a collection of bo (tapa cloth) assembled by Ziska Schwimmer during 1966-67, when she lived with her husband Eric Schimmwer among the Mount Lamington Orokaiva of the Northern District in Papua New Guinea. They were acquired by Te Papa in 1992.
Ziska was employed as a Technical Officer with the Department of Trade and Industry for the period 2lst February to 28th June 1967, and she investigated the production, supply, marketing and organisation of the handicrafts of the Northern District.