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1889.34.145

Plant fibre skirt made from split and shredded lengths of plant fibre fringe tied around a plant fibre waistband.

1889.34.145

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Collection type
Object
Description
Plant fibre skirt made from split and shredded lengths of plant fibre fringe tied around a plant fibre waistband.
Person
Field collector R. Bruce
PRM source Alfred Cort Haddon
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1888
Date collected
?1888
Acquisition information
Donated: 12/1889 Found unentered: 02/02/2017
Materials and processes
Material Plant Fibre, Material Pigment, Process Shredded, Process Split, Process Woven, Process Dyed, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Width: max 157 mm rolled, Length: max 690 mm rolled
Object numbers
Accession number: 1889.34.145

Search terms: Clothing, Skirt, Waist Ornament