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1938.36.1501

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. There are also very fine black feathers found within the strips. This skirt is stored rolled. [MOBB [OPS move] 30/1/2017]


1938.36.1501

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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. There are also very fine black feathers found within the strips. 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, Material Bird Feather, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Depth: max 105 mm, Width: max 165 mm, Length: max 495 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.1501 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1430a

Search terms: Clothing, Skirt