Skirt made from three layers of split plant fibre a bottom layer of plant fibre, a middle layer of darker coloured fibre with striped epidermis, top layer of plant leaf. [FB 19/02/2015]

Collection type: Object
Description: Skirt made from three layers of split plant fibre a bottom layer of plant fibre, a middle layer of darker coloured fibre with striped epidermis, top layer of plant leaf. [FB 19/02/2015]
Long description: Skirt made from three layers of split plant fibre a bottom layer of plant fibre, a middle layer of darker coloured fibre with striped epidermis, top layer of plant leaf. All bound to a plant fibre waist band. [FB 19/02/2015]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Milne Bay Province Kiriwina Goodenough District Trobriand Islands
Cultural groups: Suau
Person: Field collector Victor Alexander Charles Findlay; PRM source Victor Alexander Charles Findlay
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1927
Date collected: By 1927
Acquisition information: Donated: 1927
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fibre, Material Plant Leaf, Process Split, Process Bound, Process Tied
Dimensions: Length: max 340 mm, Width: max 770 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1927.4.15

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