Catalog Number |
CAS 1996-0005-0004 | ![]() |
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 Lenapoas | |
Maker's Name | Nam Kuna | |
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; Skirts of this type are usually dyed and/or painted with geometric designs, but this one is completely undecorated. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 77.0, Thickness = 0.4, Length = ca. 90.0 |