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Catalog Number

CAS 1996-0005-0002   CAS 1996-0005-0002; Skirt
Category Textiles
Object Name Skirt
Culture Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu
Global Region Oceania
Country Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Tanna; Nakamal (Village) of Lenamir
Maker's Name Noupat
Date of Manufacture 1995
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant fiber (nihu); Native cordage
Description Woman's wrap-around skirt composed of long plant fiber strands looped over 2-ply waist band cord and secured with single row of twined cordage; Skirt is dyed yellow, then over-painted with double concentric diamond motif in red, purple, and green.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 77.0, Thickness = 0.3, Length = ca. 100.0