Accession No
2006.194
Description
Mu`umu`u. A green cotton dress with collar, short sleeves and a long skirt, fastened with one metal button at the collar. It is printed with bands of white and gold fern patterns around the collar, waist and hem of the skirt; the other parts of the fabric are printed with with animal figures, New Zealand maps, and tikis.
Place
Oceania; Polynesia; Aotearoa New Zealand; Auckland; Otahuhu
Period
Source
Henare, Amiria [collector]; Raymond, Rosanna [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2006.194
Cultural Affliation
Material
Cloth; Cotton; Metal
Local Term
Mu`umu`u
Measurements
1000mm x 1330mm
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Purchased in Otahuhu, Auckland.
Event Date 1/6/2006
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Dress with green printed design; patterned with animal figures, New Zealand map, tikis, and patterned bands
Event Date 1/6/2006
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Mu`umu`u. A green cotton dress with collar, short sleeves and a long skirt, fastened with one metal button at the collar. It is printed with bands of white and gold fern patterns around the collar, waist and hem of the skirt; the other parts of the fabric are printed with with animal figures, New Zealand maps, and tikis.
Event Date 14/7/2023
Author: Emily Shorter
FM:265599
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