Skirt

ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-principal attire (lower body)

Culture Dani

Datemid to late 20th Century

Collection SitePapua (Irian Jaya) Province, Indonesia

Made AtPapua (Irian Jaya) Province, Indonesia

MediumOrchid and plant fiber

DimensionsFlexible: 11 1/4 × 14 × 3 3/4 in. (28.6 × 35.6 × 9.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Jean Brenner

Object number2017.4.33

DescriptionThough unmarried Dani women wear grass skirts, after marriage a pleated skirt woven together from orchid and other natural plant fibers is worn. Various fibers make for multicolored bands, though this object relies exclusively on the traditional brown of rattan and a yellow from tightly woven orchid. These short skirts tend to sit just below the backside.

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