Lavalava (wraparound skirt)

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Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Lavalava (wraparound skirt)
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Date19th-20th century
MediumWoven plant fiber, pigment
DimensionsOverall: 66 × 22 × 1/16 in. (167.6 × 55.9 × 0.2 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from the Hamilton College Anthropology Department
Object number2023.10.18
Not on view
DescriptionRectangular length of woven plant fiber cloth with an alternating black and light tan/white stripe design and long loose fibers on the short ends. Known as a "lavalava" or "lava-lava."

Additional Details

Alternate Titles Woven fabric
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Date: before 1927
Medium: Woven palm fiber, in two parts
Object number: S2024.5.1a-b
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist
Date: 20th century
Medium: Woven wool, dyed
Object number: 2023.10.17a-b
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist, Chinese
Date: 19th-20th century
Medium: Cotton, leather, twine, woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.1
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Leather, thread, woven grass, black dye
Object number: 2023.10.11a-b
Miniature hat
Date: date unknown
Medium: Natural fiber
Object number: 1984.498
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist, Philippine Islands
Date: 19th century
Medium: Silk and fiber
Object number: S2024.5.3
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.10
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist, Sri Lankan
Date: before 1972
Medium: Woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.22a-b
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Amelia Blanford Edwards
Date: date unknown
Medium: Linen
Object number: S2024.6.2
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.12
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Date: 19th century
Medium: Woven, dyed wool
Object number: S2024.5.13
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Unknown artist, Turkish
Date: late 18th century
Medium: Woven wool
Object number: S2024.5.8