DepartmentAsia

Skirt

NameSkirt

Artist Artist not recorded

Place madeLendombwey, Malakula Island, Vanuatu, Oceania, Asia

MediumBanana Fiber

Credit LineProp Collection

Object numberP.1970.34.21

Collections

Kal Muller Collection

DescriptionSkirt made of banana fiber. The top of the skirt is braded and the tassels (or long bunches of banana fiber) hang down from the braid. The longer tassel point worn in back to cover when bending down. From South central Malakula.

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