skirt
Objectcode
EA/41/32
Description (brief)
Skirt worn by girls or women. The skirt is made fom strips of barkfibre tied to a hipcord. Underneath this skirt women wear another skirt, the fibers of which are gathered between the legs and tied at the rear of the skirt.
Dating
1955-1957 (verwerving)
Dimensions (L x W)
87,0 x 63,0 cm
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» fibre
» bark fibre
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Central Highlands
» Central Highlands west
» Wissel Lakes Region
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division Central New-Guinea
» Subdivision Paniai
» Paniai
Object category
OVM Category
» clothing and personal adornment
» clothing
» clothing from the hip