Girdle
Date1790-1799
MediumBark cloth
DimensionsObject/Work: 3950 x 105 mm
ClassificationsCostume
Terms
Object numberC03209
DescriptionDecorated barkcloth folded lengthwise and decorated on the outer surfaces. Worn as part of a chief's regalia wrapped aroung the hips. Brought back to England by Captain Wilson after his missionary trip to the Pacific in his ship 'The Duff' in 1796. identified in the notes as from Raratonga.On View
Not on viewCollections
3100-50 BC
1800-1900
