LAVALAVA GARMENT (TUR)

Made on
Lamotrek Atoll
Outer Island of Yap
FEDERATED STATES
OF MICRONESIA

Made from store-bought modern cotton threads

Worn as woman's wrap-around skirt

Also traditionally used as ritual offering

May be used as decorative wall hanging or table cover

New
(never been worn)

A $50 - $60 value

274 lavalavas (tur) are piled high on a ceremonial bowl
for a Pwo navigator initiation ritual
(Images from the documentary, Spirits of the Voyage)
 
 

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