Grass skirt, or piupiu
Artist
MAORI
Date1980
MediumFlax, black mud
Dimensions39 3/8 × 26 15/16 in. (100 × 68.5 cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Elsa and Julian Waller
Object number1996.18.1
DescriptionOuter layer of flax is scraped away in sections that are to be dyed. Fibers are layered and soaked in black mud. Two brown stripes at top with one at bottom. Pattern of stripes and checkered sections.On View
Not on viewCollections
New Zealand
Philippines
