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Catalog Number

CAS 1996-0005-0005   CAS 1996-0005-0005; 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 Lenapoas
Maker's Name Nam Kuna
Date of Manufacture 1995
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant fiber (brau bark from nivo tree); Native cordage
Description Woman's wrap-around skirt composed of long plant fiber strands with shredded leaves still attached and looped through 2-ply waist band cord and secured with a single row of twined cordage; Skirt is completely undecorated.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 76.0, Thickness = 0.5, Length = ca. 88.0