DepartmentTextiles-Oceania
Piu piu
NameSkirt
CultureMaori people
DateCollected in the 1830's
Place madeNew Zealand, Oceania
MediumFlax stalks
Dimensions29 15/16 x 36 in. (76 x 91.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.1159
Object numberA.1995.93.1159
DescriptionSkirt; rows of flax woven together at the top have been beaten, and dyed to make a pattern of rows of chevrons and stripes. Colors are natural with brown dye. Techniques are beating, tying, braiding, dyeing.
c. 1910
1930-1939
Early 20th century
