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Te tanga (cuirass)

Object | Part of Pacific Cultures collection

FE000797; Armour, cuirass; 1800s ; 3/4 view 1 3qv1

FE000797; Armour, cuirass; 1800s ; 3/4 view 2 3qv2

FE000797; Armour, cuirass; 1800s ; Recto

FE000797; Armour, cuirass; 1800s ; view Verso

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item details

NameTe tanga (cuirass)

ProductionUnknown; maker/artist; 1800s; Kiribati

Classificationcuirasses

Materialshusk (plant material), sennit, human hair

DimensionsOverall: 410mm (width), 970mm (length), 210mm (depth)

Registration NumberFE000797

Credit lineGift of Alexander Turnbull, 1913

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Category

Made of: husk (plant material)
sennit
human hair
Type of: cuirasses
Influenced by: Oceanic
I-Kiribati

Place

Made in: Kiribati
Influenced by: Kiribati

People & Organisations

Belonged to: Alexander Turnbull