Polynesian clothing

A loincloth is a one-piece garment, either wrapped around itself or kept in place by a belt. It covers the genitals and sometimes the buttocks. Loincloths which are held up by belts or strings are specifically known as breechcloth or breechclout. Often, the flaps hang down in front and back.

barkcloth made in the island cultures of the Pacific Ocean

upright|thumb|Pāreu on display in Rarotonga

alt=Muʻumuʻu on dressform, the brand is Mamo Howell, Made in Hawaii|thumb|Muʻumuʻu on dressform, the brand is Mamo Howell, Made in Hawaii The muumuu or muumuu () is a loose dress of Hawaiian origin. It is related to the Mother Hubbard dress, introduced by Christian missionaries in Polynesia to "civilize" those whom they considered "half-naked savages". Within the category of fashion known as aloha wear, the muumuu, like the aloha shirt, are often brilliantly colored with floral patterns of Polynesian motifs. In Hawaiʻi, muumuus are no longer as widely worn as an aloha shirt, but continue to be

thumb|The Royal Samoan Police Band members wearing ‘ie faitaga thumb|A Samoan woman wearing a lavalava in Apia. A lavalava, sometimes written as lava-lava, also known as an ie, short for 'ie lavalava, is an article of daily clothing traditionally worn by Polynesians and other Oceanic peoples. It consists of a single rectangular cloth worn similarly to a wraparound skirt or kilt. The term lavalava is both singular and plural in the Samoan language.

right|thumb|A just married couple still in their wedding taovala right|thumb|Different types of taovala worn at funerals A taovala is an article of Tongan dress, a mat wrapped around the waist, worn by men and women, at all formal occasions, much like the tie for men in the Western culture. The taovala is also commonly seen among the Fijian Lau Islands, and Wallis island, both regions once heavily influenced by Tongan hegemony and cultural diffusion.

long, loose dress with a high neckline and long sleeves, worn in 19th century America and introduced to Polynesia by missionaries

skirt made of long stems of grass bound to a waistband