waist garment

human history

Sipisipi, barkcloth waist mat. Brown rubbed cloth with thatch of tags cut out with pinking shears and sewn on by sewing machine. The entire outer surface then painted with black pigment.

Nama tāpiringa: 1998.1.1 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Aug 2021
Ingoa Kē

sipisipi (Tongan)

Wāhi
Fuamotu/Tongatapu/Tongatapu Group/Tonga/Pacific
Accession Number

1998.1.1

Rā Tāpiringa

27 Jan 1998

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

55291 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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