Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0006-0077 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Skirt | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Chuukese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Chuuk (Truk) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Atoll: Lekinioch, Mortlocks region, Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | Richmond Collection (Chuuk Islands) | |
| Materials | Plant fiber; Aniline dyes; Wool yarn | |
| Description | Woman’s wraparound skirt made from small bundles of 3 or 4 long grass stems that are grouped together by color (natural undyed or dyed purple, pink, yellow, green or orange); In each grouping 3 or 4 bundles of like-colored stems, one end of each bundle is doubled or folded over to form a loop and then secured with maroon-colored commercial wool yarn, woven in a twining technique; The next bundle is then laid alongside and the twining continues. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 89.0, Length = ca. 77.0 | |