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2. Grass skirt - Wikipedia

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   Grass skirts were introduced to Hawaii by immigrants from the Gilbert Islands around the 1870s to 1880s [3] although their origins are attributed to Samoa as well. [4] [5] According to DeSoto Brown, a historian at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, it is likely Hawaiian dancers began wearing them during their performances on the vaudeville circuit of the United States mainland.

3. Pareo - Wikipedia

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   A pāreu or pareo is a wraparound skirt worn on Tahiti. The term was originally used only for women's skirts, as men wore a loincloth, called a maro. Nowadays the term is used for any cloth worn wrapped around the body by men and women.

4. Pa'u riders - Wikipedia

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   Adele Kauilani Robinson Lemke as a Pa'u Rider in her long skirt, 1913 The Pa'u Queen of the 100th Anniversary Kamehameha Day Floral Parade. June 11, 2016. The term pāʻū means skirt in the Hawaiian language. [3] [4] Riders initially began wearing long skirts to protect their legs while traveling. Over time, as the riders took part in ...

5. Hula - Wikipedia

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   Women perform most Hawaiian hula dances. Female hula dancers usually wear colorful tops and skirts with lei. However, traditionally, men were just as likely to perform the hula. A grass skirt is a skirt that hangs from the waist and covers all or part of the legs. Grass skirts were made of many different natural fibers, such as hibiscus or palm.

6. Nāhienaena's Paū - Wikipedia

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   It was reconfigured and worn by dead Hawaiian royalty while lying in state. There is a single reference that it was used at the funeral of Kamehameha III in 1854, and photos show it under the coffin of King Kalākaua in 1891. The Bernice P. Bishop Museum stored it for more than 100 years in a secure temperature- and humidity-controlled room ...

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