Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2014-0003-0001 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Skirt | |
| Culture | Micronesian: I-Kiribati | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Kiribati (Gilbert Islands) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Tarawa Atoll | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1943 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Raffia grass leaves, Coconut fiber (?) cordage | |
| Description | Child’s skirt made from numerous small bundles of natural raffia grass leaves that are doubled over a length of coconut fiber cordage and held in place by additional raffia grass fibers that are woven in a twining technique along the top of the skirt; Secondary bundles of dyed red raffia grass leaves that are shorter on the front of the skirt are laid over the layer of undyed leaves and somehow gathered into the twined rows along the top; Cordage extends out from both ends and probably served to tie ends of skirt together after it was wrapped around wearer’s waist. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 65.0, Length = ca. 45.0 | |