Accession No
2011.93.1
Description
Sinnet cuirass with raised headguard, decorated with one black lozenge. Tied at front. A small length of knotted sinnet net, similar to the leggings which accompany other cuirasses,which may be a belt accompanies the cuirass.
Place
Oceania; Micronesia; Gilbert Islands; Kiribati
Period
Source
?Brill, E.J. [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2011.93.1; 535d
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plant
Local Term
Measurements
460mm x 270mm x 710mm
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Found un-accessioned June 2011. Old printed label , with handwritten notes on obverse "515d/ Vuiulaje [illegible word] /Taputeaua Gilbert Is." and printed on reverse "LIBRARIE ET EMPRIMERIE/ E.J. BRILL /Leiden (Hollande)"
Another handwritten paper label notes "468 [crossed out] 504/ [added later in darker ink] brinpling/ [illegible word in unknown language?] Tapituea/ 467 [crossed out] 504 [added later in darker ink"
Event Date 27/6/2011
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Sinnet cuirass with raised headguard, decorated with one black lozenge. Tied at front. A small length of knotted sinnet net, similar to the leggings which accompany other cuirasses,?belt accompanies the cuirass.
Event Date 27/6/2011
Author: maa
Context ()
The E J Brill label on this object gives the number 535d not 515d as previously stated. This label corresponds to a label found on E 1902.426.2 which gives the number 535b, and on Z 7035 which gives the number 535a suggesting that the three objects were originally part of the same collection. The illegible word in what may be either German or Dutch could possibly be something akin to RĂ¼stung, which is German for armour.
Event Date 14/7/2017
Author: alison clark
FM:264704
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