Girdle

Girdle

Object name: Girdle
Date: 1790-1799
Dimensions:
3950 x 105 mm
Medium: Bark cloth
Object number: C03209
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.


Culture: Oceania