- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Woman’s fringed skirt made from fungus with plaited waistband. [FB 05/02/2015]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Semang
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1893
- Date collected
- By 1893
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1893
- Materials and processes
- Material Fungus Plant, Process Plaited, Process Tied
- Dimensions
- Length: max 372 mm, Width: max 288 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1893.70.16
Search terms: Clothing, Ornament, Skirt, Waist Ornament, Belt
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