Pareu. Dance skirt. Multiple strands of dyed kiriau (hibiscus fibre) form a thick layer as the body of the garment. The kiriau is dyed green towards the bottom and yellow across the top and knotted onto a central cord running the width of the pareu. The waist band area is highly decorated, with dyed green and orange plaited kiriau crisscrossing the width of the pareu, with little rosettes of green and orange kiriau attached. Tassels of poepoe seed and kiriau hang from the waist band. Two loose cords at either side of the pareu are the means in which to tie the pareu around someone's waist. Good condition. "55238 1997.18.11" written in black ink on a swing tag attached to the pareu.