Summary
This type of skirt was worn suspended from the waist by both men and women in the northeastern region of the Northern Territory.
Physical Description
A covering made of multiple lengths of animal fur string attached to a single cord. The cord consists of vegetable fibre string overwound with the same string.
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Ornament, waist
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Object Measurements
350 mm (Length), 199 mm (Width), 40 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands