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Upper part of a three-piece bridal and festive garment (see also VI 58143 b 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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Cataloguing data

Object type
Part of a bridal gown
Dimensions
Length: 68 cm
Width: 200 cm
Material/Technique
Bark pulp , Colour
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VI 58043 c

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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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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