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Catalog Number

CAS 1996-0005-0003   CAS 1996-0005-0003; 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 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