Accession No
2006.211
Description
Rectangular cloth of cotton or, probably, synthetic fibre. Purple background covered with repeated hibiscus flowers and palm-like leaf motifs, the flowers in white and purple, and the leaves in green and orange. Long edges selvedge, short edges machine hemmed.
Place
Oceania; Polynesia; Aotearoa New Zealand; Auckland; Mangere
Period
Source
Henare, Amiria [field collector]; Raymond, Rosanna [field collector]; Crowther-Beynon Grant [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2006.211
Cultural Affliation
Material
Cloth; ?Cotton; ?Synthetic Fibre
Local Term
Lavalava
Measurements
1060mm x 1900mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Purchased either at Polynesian Fashions or Pacific Fashions, Mangere, Auckland, July 5 2005.
Event Date 5/7/2005
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Printed fabric; purple with white and purple flowers and green and orange leaves.
Event Date 1/6/2006
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Rectangular cloth of cotton or, probably, synthetic fibre. Purple background covered with repeated hibiscus flowers and palm-like leaf motifs, the flowers in white and purple, and the leaves in green and orange. Long edges selvedge, short edges machine hemmed.
Event Date 28/10/2024
Author: Heather Donoghue
Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.6089 | Freezing
Event Date 8/11/2024
Author: Kirsty Kernohan
FM:265616
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