Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1994-0002-0002 | |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Skirt | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Indonesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Irian Jaya | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1945 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cordage; Glass beads; Commercial cotton cloth | |
| Description | Flat, one piece apron-like skirt, rectangular in overall shape with triangular lower edge; Made entirely of beads on native cordage; Design field is divided and subdivided into numerous small diamond shapes in colors of blue, yellow, white, red, green, and black; Lower edges are decorated with short white, blue, and red cloth fringes. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 40.0, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 40.0 | |