FMNH 273599.nosub[1]

  • 273599 piupiu, vegetal fiber; muka - New Zealand flax (harakeke) garment; skirt
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    Scanner: Allison Coates : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
    Transcriber: Julia W. Kennedy : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Collections
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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Chicago Natural History Museum - Ethnology | Catalogue No. 273599 | ENT | Accession No. 2616 | Field Catalogue No. FC-160/A | Negative No. | Sub. Ind. No 51-6 | General Provenience: Polynesia New Zealand | Where collected: | Where made: | Attribution: | Tribe: | People: Maori | Culture: | Brief description: Garment (Piupiu) | Detailed description: Kilt of dressed flax dyed black and yellow. Strands are twisted and depend from a woven belt of the same material. The tie cords are combinations of yellow and black strands twisted together and end in a tassel. Several of the less numerous yellow strands also end in tassels. | See reverse | Dimensions (in cm.): Length: 55.0* Width: 100.0** Height: Circumfrence: Diameter: *Maximum vertical **Maximum horizontal/top/minus ties. | Fuller Collection: Purchased from Captain A.W.F. Fuller of London, England, in 1958. Acquired by Fuller on May 26, 1938.
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    Description: excerpt of conversations on Sonoband 16 between Roland Force and Captain A.W.F. Fuller, 1958
Catalog Number: 273599.nosub[1]
Description: garment
Materials: vegetal fiber; muka - New Zealand flax (harakeke), dye
Cultural Attribution: Māori
Accession Number: [2616] A. W. F. Fuller (Purchase)
Accession Year: 1958
Other Numbers: FC 160 / A
Collector/Source: Captain Alfred W. F. Fuller, Captain Alfred W. F. Fuller
EMu IRN: 1182534
GUID: 2709b274-b8af-4805-a74e-071b3b12bb2e

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