Artifact Number:
02969
Object:
CLOTHING
lavalava
Material:
plant (barkcloth)
Dimensions:
3 m 77 cm 50 cm
Origin:
Samoa, Polynesia
Comments:
Waistband worn about the loins as malo. White barkcloth - beaten out from bark - w/ brown figures (crescents, ladder) using upeti board. Good condition except for minor insect damage.
This object is associated with Bernice Pauahi Bishop
Collection Name: Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop Collection