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isulu ni soqo

Centre part of a three-piece bridal and festive garment (see also VI 58143 a and c). Some women (and men) in Fiji wear dresses made of bark bast fabric (masi) at their wedding or other festive occasions. Since the 1980s, this traditional material has also found its way into the fashion scene.

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Object type
Part of a bridal gown
Dimensions
Length: 31,5 cm
Width: 215 cm
Material/Technique
Bark pulp , Colour
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VI 58043 b

Provenance and sources

Production
when
before 2019
where
Polynesia
Fiji
Collecting
who
Dorothea Deterts - Former Possessors
Change of legal title:
Acquisition
Description
Purchase from Dorothea Deterts 2019
Assignment to a curated holding:
Oceania

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