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

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