Skirt Item Number: 2948/11 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Grass skirt made of long, ruddy-brown, blades of sago leaf. A shorter layer, approximately 18cm, sits atop a longer, of approximately 28cm long. The waistband is wider in the middle, with seven rectanglular patterned sections of tan and brown plant fibre. Above this is a patterned cord of ruddy-brown and dark brown fibres. The waistband ends in a loop on the right side and two ties with knotted ends on the left.