Grass skirt of ruddy-brown strips of sago leaf attached to a broad waistband of dark brown and tan fibres interwoven with braids of sago leaf. The left end of the belt is a thick, neat loop; the right end has two braided ties, the top being twice the width of the lower. Three thick tassels protrude from the waistband; the centre and left have a cylinder of tightly braided sago leaf clasping the top third of the tassel which supports them protruding outwards rather than being flat.

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• Type of Item skirt
• Culture Asmat
• Material sago fibre, plant fibre
• Measurements height 32.3 cm, width 113.5 cm, depth 10.3 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Lorne Balshine
• Received from Lorne Balshine

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• Made in Papua

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• Collection Date during 1980
• Ownership Date before April 11, 2012
• Acquisition Date on April 11, 2012

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• Condition good
• Accession Number 2948/0013