grass skirt

Woven island attire

A grass skirt is a skirt made from long strands of grass, leaves, or plant fibers hanging from a waistband.

Associated with Pacific Island cultures, particularly Hawaii and Polynesia, grass skirts appear in traditional dances and tourist performances.

The image has become a cliché of tropical exoticism: tiki bars decorated with grass skirts and plastic leis.

Related
  • luauTraditional island celebration
  • leiFlower necklace
  • hulaGestural Polynesian dance
  • hula dancerHawaiian narrative movement artist
  • fire danceChoreographed movement with flames

palm frond · sarong · pareo · dance · traditional dance · waist · ceremonial attire · sway · Cook Islands · leaf · barefoot · weave · fringe · tiki · aloha · native · woven · flowered

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material/construction

grass skirtsilk skirt

Lustrous woven garment below waist

tailored suit · denim jeans · denim skirt · wool trousers · leather skirt

formality/cultural context

grass skirtbusiness suit

Formal professional clothing

pencil skirt · corporate attire · three-piece suit · tuxedo · power suit

body coverage/structure

grass skirthobble skirt

Skirt narrowing at hem

skinny jeans · compression leggings

Family

grass, skirt, grassy, grassland, grasslands, grassed, grassroots, grasslike, grassroot

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G