skirt
- Museum number
- Oc.9968
- Description
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Woman's skirt made of grass, plaited in patterns. Upper part double to serve as a pocket. String ties attached.
- Production date
- mid 19thC (before 1876)
- Dimensions
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Length: 56.50 centimetres
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Width: 60 centimetres (bottom)
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Width: 69 centimetres (including ties)
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Width: 40.20 centimetres (top plaited section)
- Curator's comments
- Christy collection registration slip description, written in 1876?:
Ellice Islands
Woman's petticoat (titi) of yellow grass plaited in various lines of pattern. The upper part doubles to serve as a pocket.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1876
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc.9968
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: Oc1876C1.9968 (old CDMS no.)
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Miscellaneous number: Oc1876C1118.7