Skirt
This is a particularly fine example of a piupiu, worn by both men and women. Piupiu translates as waving about or oscillating; and the skirts create a swishing sound, especially obvious with large groups of dancers. Performers are not allowed to eat, drink or go to the toilet while wearing a piupiu in order to preserve its tapu state.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 162/1998
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Clothing and accessories
- Collection Area Region
- Australia and New Zealand
- Material
- Phormium tenax leaves
- Common Name
- skirt
- Simple Name
- skirt
- Production Country
- New Zealand
- Production Year High
- pre 1998
