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1936.34.121

Fibre skirt, bundles of split fibre tied around a cord waistband stained with red pigment. This object is stored rolled. [MOBB [OPS move] 6/2/2017]

1936.34.121

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fibre skirt, bundles of split fibre tied around a cord waistband stained with red pigment. This object is stored rolled. [MOBB [OPS move] 6/2/2017]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Witu Bismarck Archipelago
Person
Field collector Walter Edward Guinness
Field collector HMS Rosaura
PRM source Walter Edward Guinness
Date / Period
Date made: Before 02/1936
Date collected
November 1935 - February 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1936
Materials and processes
Material Plant Fibre, Material Pigment, Process Split, Process Tied, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Length: max 910 mm, Width: max 150 mm rolled
Object numbers
Accession number: 1936.34.121

Search terms: Clothing, Dance, Skirt, Dance Accessory

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