Skirt Item Number: 2948/16 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A ruddy-brown grass skirt consisting of intermingled tight braids and open strips of sago leaf attached to a thicker braid waistband. At one end is a loop, at the other end a tie - two long braids are knotted together in the middle and again towards their ends out of which long tufts of unbraided sago leaf continue.
Item History
- Made in Papua, Indonesia
- Collected during 1980
- Owned by Lorne Balshine before April 11, 2012
- Received from Lorne Balshine (Donor) on April 11, 2012
What
- Name
- Skirt
- Identification Number
- 2948/16
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- sago fibre and plant fibre
- Overall
- height 55.7 cm, width 29.0 cm, depth 8.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Asmat
- Previous Owner
- Lorne Balshine
- Received from
- Lorne Balshine (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua, Indonesia
When
- Collection Date
- during 1980
- Ownership Date
- before April 11, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on April 11, 2012
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2948/0016