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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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