Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1996-0005-0003 | |
| 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 | Breadfruit plant fiber (nihu); Native cordage; Commercial dyes | |
| 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; Design on skirt is divided into 2 horizontal panels, each painted with double bands of triangular units (red, yellow, green, and purple) with parallel stripes above (red, purple, and green). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 91.5, Thickness = 0.3, Length = ca. 95.0 | |