Belt made of pandanus leaf worn under a fringe skirt to make it stand out. [JP 3/10/2001]

Collection type: Object
Description: Belt made of pandanus leaf worn under a fringe skirt to make it stand out. [JP 3/10/2001]
Long description: Description taken from Conservation Card by Heather Richardson 27/03.2001 - Belt made of pandanus leaf worn under a fringe skirt to make it stand out. Curved length of layered plant fibres held together at each end with twine. Also held with twine in the centre. (Heather Richardson 18/06/2001) [LKG 27/03/2009]
Geographical reference: Tuvalu
Oceania > Polynesia > Tuvalu; Nukufetau
Person: Field collector Charles Frederick Wood; PRM source Charles Frederick Wood
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1873
Date collected: 1873
Acquisition information: Donated: 1901
Materials and processes: Material Pandanus Plant, Material Plant Leaf
Dimensions: Length x Width x Height: max 1060 x 90 x 56 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1901.24.12
Associated publications: This object was featured in the Museum's on-line fact sheet ‘Body Arts: Reshaping’ produced during the DCF-funded 'What's Upstairs?' project, 2004–2006. [BR 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 8/11/2005]