Girdle
Girdle
Object name: Girdle
Date: 1800-1840
Dimensions:
1720 mm
Medium: Plantain fibre
Object number: C02355
DescriptionWoven plantain fibre girdle made on a backstrap loom from the Caroline Islands. The weaving technique and the design show influence from Indonesia. People of the Pacific did not traditionally use the kind of loom used in the West, using a frame. Weaving was done with the fingers and tension was controlled by using the feet.
Culture: Oceania