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Titi

human history
  • Other Name

    Waistband (English)

    Waist garment (English)

  • Description

    Pareu. Skirt. Made from a combination of natural fibres and fabric. The entire body of the skirt is made from kiriau (hibiscus fibre) with the waist section decorated with white fabric.

    The front section of the skirt is further embellished with the top band decorated with alternate square sections in blue and white comprising of four union jack flags and three stars, and the eight triangular sections along the bottom decorated with rectangular small red, yellow and blue striped rectangular shapes with natural coloured kiriau and puka seed tassels hanging at the tips .

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Number
    2015.101.2
  • Accession Date
    26 Nov 2015
  • Other Id

    56765.2 (ethnology)

  • Department
Titi, 2015.101.2, 56765.2, Photographed by Andrew Hales,… … Read more

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