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Titi lau niu

human history
  • Other Name

    Dance skirt (English)

  • Description

    Titi lau niu. Dancing skirt made from coconut leaves. This titi lau niu is natural in colour. Strips of processed lau niu (coconut leaf) are cut to the same length and width and woven into a waistband made from 3-ply braided lau fa (pandanus). The fibres are dry and brittle. A titi lau niu like is worn in performance of Koli.

  • Place
    Auckland/New Zealand Niue
  • Accession Number
    1989.51
  • Accession Date
    15 Apr 1989
  • Other Id

    53154 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

Skirt 53154

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