lavalava

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They see it in the Samoan boys in their lavalavas singing before Kenney Bui’s casket.

From The Guardian • Oct. 14, 2015

They wear a red sash around the waist with both the white and blue lavalavas.

From Time Magazine Archive

They had almost all shirts of scarlet flannel, and lavalavas, the Samoan kilt, either of scarlet or light blue.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

You should have seen Leuelu's sisters in silk bodices trimmed with gold braid, and green velvet lavalavas bordered with plush furniture fringe!

From The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson by Sanchez, Nellie Van de Grift