Dance Costume
Skirt
82-19-4A
From: Samoa Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 82-19-4A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Samoan |
| Provenience | Samoa Islands |
| Date Made | Before 1982 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Plant Fiber | Seeds | Shells |
| Description | Bundles of plant fiber folded in two over twisted fiber at waist, knotted, and strung together with two rows of twining. Decorated with four plant fiber rosettes dyed bright pink. Part of a dance costume made for sale to tourists. |
| Length | 97 cm |
| Width | 80 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Helen Lombardi, 1982 |
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