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Object Number
99-12-70/53523.1
Display Title
Set of cocoa-nut fibre armor
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Pants, woven/knotted, stitched, flaps with dark edges, torn in places
Classification
- Armor
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Kiribati
/
Gilbert Islands
Additional Geographic Terms
Gilbert Islands; Kingsmill Islands
Materials
Plant fiber, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 139 x 64 x 2.2 cm (54 3/4 x 25 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53523
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-12-70/53523 | Set of cocoa-nut fibre armor |
Breastplate
|
Kiribati
| |
| 90-17-70/49289 | Armor woven of coconut fibre |
Armor
|
Kiribati
| |
| 99-12-70/53524 | Cocoa-nut fibre body armor |
Breastplate
|
Kiribati
| |
| 99-12-70/53525 | Cocoa-nut fibre belt |
Belt
|
Kiribati
| |
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Armor
|
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| |
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| |
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|
Africa
| |
| 00-8-70/55608 | Coconut fibre armor |
Breastplate
|
Kiribati
| |
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Armor
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| |
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| |
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|
Manchuria
| |
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Percussion
|
Indonesia
|