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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number IPSMG:HSM.2021.23 Institution name Ipswich Collections Object name cuirass, armour, protector Description Armour tunic for upper body, open at sides for overhead mounting. Made from coconut fibre, rolled and lashed together to form tightly packed links. Wooden poles support a protective back panel which rises above the shoulders. Black lozenge designs are made with dark (human?) hair. Production place Micronesia, Kiribati Production period 19th Century Material Coconut wood, Shark Tooth, coconut fibre, hair, human Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

IPSMG:HSM.2021.23
Institution name

Ipswich Collections
Object name

cuirass, armour, protector
Description

Armour tunic for upper body, open at sides for overhead mounting. Made from coconut fibre, rolled and lashed together to form tightly packed links. Wooden poles support a protective back panel which rises above the shoulders. Black lozenge designs are made with dark (human?) hair.
Production place

Micronesia, Kiribati
Production period

19th Century
Material

Coconut wood, Shark Tooth, coconut fibre, hair, human

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