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Object Number
99-12-70/53524
Display Title
Cocoa-nut fibre body armor
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Breastplate, woven, dark diamond designs, upward flap, tie at front, shedding
Classification
- Breastplate
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Kiribati
Additional Geographic Terms
Gilbert Islands; Kingsmill Islands
Materials
Coconut fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 88.5 x 40 x 24.3 cm (34 13/16 x 15 3/4 x 9 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53524
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-12-70/53523 | Set of cocoa-nut fibre armor |
Breastplate
|
Kiribati
| |
| 00-8-70/55608 | Coconut fibre armor |
Breastplate
|
Kiribati
| |
| 99-12-70/53523.1 | Set of cocoa-nut fibre armor |
Armor
|
Gilbert Islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55613 | Cocoanut body armor |
Breastplate
|
Marakei Island
| |
| 29-62-70/D3336 | Armor |
Breastplate
|
Kiribati
| |
| 99-12-70/53525 | Cocoa-nut fibre belt |
Belt
|
Kiribati
| |
| 27-56-70/D2865 | Body armor |
Breastplate
|
New Guinea
| |
| 99-12-60/52816 | Breast piece of body armor |
Breastplate
|
Japan
| |
| 64-2-70/4061 | Tightly woven hemp or grass armor vest with fur trim |
Breastplate
|
New Guinea
Indonesia | |
| 99-12-60/52812.1 | Set of Japanese armor: breast plate |
Breastplate
|
Japan
| |
| 00-8-70/55384 | Cocoa nut basket |
Basket
|
Niue
| |
| 00-8-70/55313 | Engraved cocoa-nut cup |
Cup
|
Fiji
|