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Object Number
00-8-70/55693
Display Title
Hibiscus mat girdle
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Skirt, woven fiber, rectangular, flat, diagonal band design of gray and brown fibers, leaf fringe at center, bound edges
Classification
- Skirt
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Kiribati
/
Gilbert Islands
/
Taritari Island
Additional Geographic Terms
Butaritari Village
Materials
Plant fiber , Pandanus Leaf , Dye
Dimensions
Overall (as wrapped around storage pillow): 73.7 × 56.5 × 13 cm (29 × 22 1/4 × 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
55693
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00-8-70/55694 | Hibiscus mat girdle |
Skirt
|
Taritari Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55692 | Hibiscus mat girdle |
Skirt
|
Taritari Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55695 | Hibiscus mat girdle |
Woven
|
Taritari Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55619 | Pandanas mat girdle or skirt |
Skirt
|
Kiribati
| |
| 00-8-70/55617 | Pandanas mat girdle or skirt |
Skirt
|
Kiribati
| |
| 00-8-70/55621 | Pandanas mat girdle or skirt |
Skirt
|
Kiribati
| |
| 00-8-70/55618 | Pandanas mat girdle or skirt |
Skirt
|
Kiribati
| |
| 00-8-70/55622 | Pandanas mat girdle or skirt |
Skirt
|
Kiribati
| |
| 27-18-70/D3150 | Mat |
Mat
|
Fiji
| |
| 00-8-70/55496 | Hibiscus fibre stained for mat embroidery, etc. |
Floral
|
Jaluit Atoll
| |
| 00-8-70/55620 | Pandanas mat girdle or skirt |
Mat
|
Kiribati
| |
| 01-7-70/56673 | Dance skirt of hibiscus fibre |
Skirt
|
Samoa
|