Accession No
2018.105
Description
Woman's red plastic fibre skirt
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Central Province; Rigo District; Babagarubu village
Period
21st century
Source
Lilje, Erna Sonja (Dr) [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2018.105; MAA: MN0160.2; 17 [Lilje Coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
plastic; pandanus leaf strips
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Purchased together with items 2018.106 and associated tutorials/demonstrations.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Field collection)
Collected as part of the Pacific Presences Project (ERC, 2013-2018) and funded by the Crowther Beynon fund.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Production / use)
The strips re made from plastic food sacks such as those used for onions or rice [information provided by Erna Lilje, 2018].
Event Date 2017
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Display)
Exhibited in MAA's Spotlight Gallery, in Carved Belts & Fibre Skirts of Papua New Guinea, 9 October 2017 - The exhibition focused on the material culture of the southeast coast of Papua New Guinea. In addition to fibre skirts and carved belts, the display features historic photos and a new film of singing, dancing and fibre skirt making.
Event Date 09/10/2017
Author: rachel hand
Description (Physical description)
Woman's red plastic fibre skirt.
Event Date 4/10/2018
Author: rachel hand
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