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Object Number 00-8-70/55613
Display Title Cocoanut body armor
Descriptions
Inventory Description Breastplate, woven plant fiber, upward flap, cord ties front and back, shedding
Classification
  • Breastplate
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Kiribati / Gilbert Islands / Marakei Island
Materials Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 77.5 x 55 x 24 cm (30 1/2 x 21 5/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55613

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Raw Material
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