skirt
Objectcode
EA/60/25
Description (brief)
skirt, worn by women. Skirt is made of plaited bark fibre cords. These cords are attached to a cord bound around the waist.
Origin(s)
[Paniai]
Dating
na 1956
Dimensions (L x W)
35,0 x 83,0 cm
Production technique
About 80 bark strings with occasional strips of red, yellow and white plastic and plaited pieces of orchid fibre, knotted to a string (meant to be attached around the body). Still somewhat greasy from pig fat (smeared on the user's body).
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» bark
» bark fibre
» bark fibre cord
Materials thesaurus
» processed material
» synthetic
» plastic
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» fibre
» orchid fibre
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» animal
» animal fat
» pig fat
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Central Highlands
» Central Highlands west
» Wissel Lakes Region
» Ekari
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division Central New-Guinea
» Subdivision Paniai
» Paniai
Object category
OVM Category
» clothing and personal adornment
» clothing
» clothing from the hip