Skirt (uncertain)

Sash (uncertain)

29-58-22

From: Fiji Islands | Lau Group (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 29-58-22
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Fiji Islands | Lau Group (uncertain)
Section Oceanian
Materials Bark Cloth
Description

Very fine lace-like fabric. White, undecorated, fringed.

Rod Ewins (1983, from slide): Either sulu (skirt) or wabale (shoulder sash). A little wide, but the right length for a wabale. The fine pleating is a device used in Lau for such "special" cloths.

Length 185 cm
Width 76 cm
Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1929

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