skirt

Skirt. Oblong shape, woven in 4 thread pattern. Decorative scheme, grouped stripes at both ends which cross in front, back plain black. The colours used for the stripes are red, green, morello red, blue, gold thread and yellow. Round the top and bottom of the skirt there is a red stripe surrounded by green, yellow, blue and white lines. The “fota” is worn tightly wrapped round the body from the waist downwards. (Homespun wool, purchased fine, coloured woollen thread, gold and white thread). Length 890mm, width 1300mm.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1957.256ii
PLACE
COLLECTION
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
cloth
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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