Collector:

United States Exploring Expedition  Search this

Donor Name:

United States Exploring Expedition  Search this

Length - Object:

15 cm

Unknown - Ties:

58 cm

Circumference - Object:

90 cm

Culture:

Fijian  Search this

Object Type:

Skirt

Place:

Fiji, Melanesia

Accession Date:

1858

Collection Date:

1838 to 1842

Notes:

SKIRT IS WOVEN OF STRIPS OF PANDANUS, SWAMP SEDGE, GRASSES AND HIBISCUS BAST. BAND IS REDDISH BROWN WITH GOLD, BROWN AND NATURAL TAN COLOR DESIGNS, SOME FIBERS ARE BRAIDED AND TWISTED IN VARIOUS PATTERNS. THE FRINGE IS NATURAL AND DARK BROWN. THE TIES ARE REDDISH BROWN. HAS ORIGINAL PEALE TAG.

Record Last Modified:

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

66A00050

USNM Number:

E4642-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3db6c314a-12b9-4130-95d0-7f3580c25304

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8465448