More cheering and waving greeted the athletes, some wearing national costumes such as the lavalava, a sarong-like skirt, of the American Samoans.
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An Australian journalist travelling on a Burns Philp steamer noted that the most Marshallese women wore the kimono instead of the traditional loincloth ( " lavalava " in Marshallese ) in October 1918.
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Loudly colored " lavalava " made from materials such as satin, velvet, polyester, and sequins have recently been popularized among performance dance groups and village, church, or school-based choirs.
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Clinton and IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch were among the joyous crowd that welcomed the 11, 000 or so athletes, some wearing national costumes such as the lavalava, a sarong-like skirt, of the American Samoans.
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Clinton and Samaranch were among the joyous crowd that welcomed the parade of nations involving 11, 000 or so athletes, some wearing national costumes such as the lavalava, a sarong-like skirt, of the American Samoans.
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Last Nov . 11, Tua entered the ring to the accompaniment of drummers wearing lavalavas, a type of Samoan kilt, to challenge WBC-IBF heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis in a packed arena at Mandalay Bay on the Strip.
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Calico and loomed cotton cloth had largely replaced woven or barkcloth " lavalava " as articles of daily use ( though " ie toga " and " siapo " wraps are still used today for ceremonial and festive occasions and dance performances ).
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The "'preu "'or "'pareo "'( see below ) is the Cook Islands and Smoan lavalava, Tongan tupenu and other such garments of the Pacific Islands such as the islands of Hawai?i, Marquesas, Aotearoa, and Fiji.
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Samoan men who bear the " pe'a " body tattoo, as well as Samoan women who bear the " malu " leg tattoos often roll the waistband of the " lavalava " or tuck in the sides and rear portion ( s ) of the " lavalava " to expose their tattoo during dance performances or ceremonial functions ( such as'ava ceremonies ), a style referred to as " agini ".
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Samoan men who bear the " pe'a " body tattoo, as well as Samoan women who bear the " malu " leg tattoos often roll the waistband of the " lavalava " or tuck in the sides and rear portion ( s ) of the " lavalava " to expose their tattoo during dance performances or ceremonial functions ( such as'ava ceremonies ), a style referred to as " agini ".
