Woman's skirt of banana leaf and hybiscus bark with pandanus cord +

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Object Number 48-51-70/2932

Display Title Woman's skirt of banana leaf and hybiscus bark with pandanus cord +

Descriptions

Object Description Woman's skirt of banana leaf and hybiscus bark with pandanus cord +

Inventory Description Skirt, grass, strips of leaves, natural, orange, twisted plant fiber cord

Classification

Skirt

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia / <State> / Yap Islands

Additional Geographic Terms Caroline Islands

Materials Plant fiber, Dye?

Dimensions Overall: 71 x 68 x 19 cm (27 15/16 x 26 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 48-51-70/2932

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40-12-70/1879	Woman's skirt--made from leaf with painted stripes and band of threads+	Skirt	Bougainville Island
40-12-70/1880	Woman's skirt--made from leaf with painted stripes and band of threads+	Skirt	Bougainville Island
40-12-70/1881	Woman's skirt--made from leaf with painted stripes and band of threads+	Skirt	Bougainville Island
40-12-70/1877	Woman's skirt--made from leaf with painted stripes and band of threads+	Skirt	Bougainville Island
40-12-70/1873	Woman's skirt--made from leaf with painted stripes and band of threads+	Skirt	Bougainville Island
40-12-70/1874	Woman's skirt--made from leaf with painted stripes and band of threads+	Skirt	Bougainville Island
40-12-70/1875	Woman's skirt--made from leaf with painted stripes and band of threads+	Skirt	Bougainville Island
40-12-70/1876	Woman's skirt--made from leaf with painted stripes and band of threads+	Skirt	Bougainville Island

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