Catalog Number |
CAS 1996-0005-0005 | ![]() |
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 |