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1938.36.1499

Sago palm leaf skirt. The skirt is made of bundles of dark red or brown palm leaf strips folded over a waist band and knotted just below. This skirt is stored rolled. [MOBB [OPS move] 30/1/2017]

1938.36.1499

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sago palm leaf skirt. The skirt is made of bundles of dark red or brown palm leaf strips folded over a waist band and knotted just below. This skirt is stored rolled. [MOBB [OPS move] 30/1/2017]
Cultural groups
Bosngun
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
By 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Sago Palm Leaf Plant, Material Pigment, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Depth: max 140 mm, Width: max 170 mm, Length: max 430 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.1499 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1429 1

Search terms: Clothing, Skirt

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