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Object Number 90-17-70/49289
Display Title Armor woven of coconut fibre
Descriptions
Object Description Armor woven of coconut fibre
Inventory Description Pants, woven/knotted, four flaps, shoulder straps, drawstring, dark stitching
Classification
  • Armor
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Kiribati
Materials Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 172 x 71 x 2.6 cm (67 11/16 x 27 15/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1

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