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Grass skirt illustrating method of tie dying
Grass skirt illustrating method of tie dying
Object Number 36-105-70/420
Display Title Grass skirt illustrating method of tie dying
Descriptions
Inventory Description Skirt, shredded vegetable fiber, dark brown, fringe tied into 4 hanging bundles
Classification
  • Skirt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory: Kaup, on coast; Sepik River, 40 mi. west of
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 29 x 24 x 3.5 cm (11 7/16 x 9 7/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/420

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