Reed Skirts, Maori War Haka (set of seven)
Costume
Identifier
C-176_1-7Date:
1934Description:
Seven reed style skirts made from paper. Worn by Ted Shawn's Men Dancers in The Maori War Haka (a total of eight Men Dancers were in this work)Item Details:
Each skirt consists of a woven black and yellow/cream cotton waist band, from this hangs a thick fringe of reeds created from rolls of papers strung on cotton strings and ending in wooden beads. The reeds are cream/yellow with bands of black stripes. They would have been worn with orange cotton trunks (only one pair remain). These would have been worn with wigs C-464_1-8.
C-176_1 Inscribed with Delmar (Frank or John Delmar?)
C-176_2 Inscribed with McCormack (Wilbur McCormack)
C-176_3 Inscribed with F.F. (Foster Fitz-Simons)
C-176_4 No name
C-176_5 No name but the striped pattern appears to match the skirt worn by Shawn. Orange cotton trunks attached.
C-176_6 Inscribed with B.H.
C-176_7 Inscribed with Fred (Fred Hearn)
Extent:
7Medium:
Metal, Paper, CottonRelated Entities
Fred Hearn (worn by)Ted Shawn (worn by)
Foster Fitz-Simons (worn by)
Wilbur McCormack (worn by)
Frank Delmar (worn by)
John Delmar (worn by)
Related Objects
Orange Trunks, Maori War HakaBlack Wool Wigs, Maori War Haka (set of eight)