Breast plate

taumi

Object data

Inv. No.

140

Object Name

Breast plate

Collection

James Cook (1728 Marton cum Cleveland/Yorkshire - 1779 Kealakekua (Big Isle Hawaii)) - GND

Acquired by

Parkinsonsches Museum

Dated

ca. 1770

Accession Date

1806

Material

Wooden sticks, coconut fibres, shark teeth, mother-of-pearl, feathers, dog hair

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