Rock | Photographer: Axel Killian
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Rock
A skirt made of plant fibre worn by women throughout Oceania. The front section is shorter than the back section. The commonly used term »grass skirt« is misleading as the material is derived from plants such as agave.
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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Rock
Dimensions
Länge: 370.0 mm, Breite: 340.0 mm, Länge: 500.0 mm
Material/Technique
Plant material
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/0019
Provenance and sources
when
1904
where
Shortland Islands (location/origin)
Bismarck Archipelago (location/origin)
Melanesia (location/origin)
Oceania (location/origin)
Papua New Guinea (location/origin)
who
Badische Sammlungen für Altertums- und Völkerkunde Karlsruhe - Collectors
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