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Grass Skirt

from Micronesia, 1969

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Grass Skirt

from Micronesia, 1969

Physical Qualities Grass, dyes, 30 1/2 x 26 15/16 in. (77.5 x 68.5 cm.) excluding ties and tassles
Credit Line Gift of Katharine and Clinton Bamberger, Baltimore
Object Number 2000.297
Composed of reddish fiber overlaid with plaited blue and purple ornament; skirt ties end in blue and purple tassels Blue and purple dyes
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift 2000; Katherine and Clinton Bamberger

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