PulPul Grass Skirt, Two-Toned
Pulpul Grass Skirt two-toned.
Throughout Ledoux's Manuscript / Diaries (lot 108), and Field Notebooks (lot 110), he mentions these Pulpul grass skirts, explaining when short ones are worn, when long ones are worn, and even the ancient tradition of pulpul tie-dying. Women and children wearing pulpul grass skirts can be seen in Ledoux's various photographs.
Similar grass skirt was given as a gift by Louis Pierre Ledoux to the American Museum of Natural History - Division of Anthropology, and described as a child's skirt.
Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Pulpul Grass, pigment
Dimensions: W 23" x L 16"
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
Similar item:
American Museum of Natural History - Division of Anthropology, 80/9038
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=80%2E0%2F%209038
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Pulpul Grass Skirt two-toned.
Throughout Ledoux's Manuscript / Diaries (lot 108), and Field Notebooks (lot 110), he mentions these Pulpul grass skirts, explaining when short ones are worn, when long ones are worn, and even the ancient tradition of pulpul tie-dying. Women and children wearing pulpul grass skirts can be seen in Ledoux's various photographs.
Similar grass skirt was given as a gift by Louis Pierre Ledoux to the American Museum of Natural History - Division of Anthropology, and described as a child's skirt.
Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Pulpul Grass, pigment
Dimensions: W 23" x L 16"
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
Similar item:
American Museum of Natural History - Division of Anthropology, 80/9038
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=80%2E0%2F%209038
