Liku (Waist garment)

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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand

Liku. Girdle. Intended to be worn around the waist. Possibly made from vau (hibiscus fibre). Natural colour. Bundles of strands of vau are wrapped and knotted around two two-ply twisted cords of the same vau fibre material.

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Title: Liku (Waist garment)
Creator: Unknown
Location Created: Fiji
Type: Artifact
External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
Rights: please see our Cultural Permissions guidelines for information on re-using this image., Auckland Museum's cultural-permissions policy applies

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

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