dance-ornament
- Museum number
- Oc1986,02.21
- Description
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Dance-ornament, possibly in the form of a belt or girdle. It is made from a plait of fibre, the outer side of which is decorated with looped fibre strips,with pendants of the same at intervals. The fibre is dyed brown, maroon and green. There are detached pieces.
- Dimensions
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Height: 21 centimetres
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Width: 110 centimetres
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Depth: 10 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Tied on handwritten label:
ORNAMENT USED IN DANCING / SAMOA.
CAPE OF TAPA CLOTH / FROM MANAIA, HARVEY / GROUP
Tied-on handwritten label:
Ornament used in /dancing. Samoa
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1986
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc1986,02.21
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 16b (Truro reference number)