Dohr, sash woven from banana fibre with bands of decoration.

Collection type: Object
Description: Dohr, sash woven from banana fibre with bands of decoration.
Long description: Dohr, sash woven from banana fibre with bands of intricate geometric patterning and a fringe at each end. Made by women using backstrap looms, the sashes are decorated with warp faced plain weave, supplementary weft patterning and tied in warp pattering. Woven from the fibre from banana fibre, also known as manila hemp, in undyed tan colour and reddish brown which may be dyed using morinda citrifolia, commonly known as Indian Mulberry. The sashes were worn over grass skirts during ceremonies, dances and feasts.
Geographical reference: Micronesia, Federated States of
Oceania > Micronesia > Micronesia, Federated States of; Pohnpei
Person: Field collector Charles Frederick Wood; PRM source Edith Lucy Wake Wood
Date / Period: Date made: Before 10/1873
Date collected: 20 September - 12 October 1873
Acquisition information: Donated: 1921
Materials and processes: Material Banana Leaf Plant, Material Pigment, Process Dyed, Process Woven
Dimensions: Length: max 1720 mm, Length 1530 mm, Width 150 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1921.93.296

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