Dance girdle

Museum number:
11-2294
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.650
Description:
Dance girdle of nut “grass” (”Si-Si” or “ji-ji”), Cyperus rotundus L.
Donor:
Herbert Mason, William A. Setchell, and Ynes Mexia
Collection place:
Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu Island, Southern Tonga Islands
Culture or time period:
Tongan
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1930
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Dance girdle, accession number 11-2294, described as Dance girdle of nut “grass” (”Si-Si” or “ji-ji”), Cyperus rotundus L.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Dance girdle, accession number 11-2294, described as Dance girdle of nut “grass” (”Si-Si” or “ji-ji”), Cyperus rotundus L.

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