Fighting fibres : Kiribati armour and museum collections /

This book brings together artists, curators, researchers and conservators to consider the significance of coconut fibre armour from the islands of Kiribati. Taking as its focus the armour found in museum collections, it investigates the historical context that led to these unique artefacts leaving t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Adams, Julie, Clark, Alison, Bence, Polly
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Sidestone Press, [2018]
Colección:Pacific presences ; 2.
Temas:
Armor > Kiribati.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Armor.
Kiribati.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; List of figures and table; Biographies; Preface; Introduction: Fighting Fibres; Julie Adams; Adventures in Collecting: A Survey of Coconut Fibre Armour in UK Museums; Polly Bence; Te tanga: Contextualising the Kiribati Cuirass; Alison Clark; Protection, Status or Intimidation? A Typology of Kiribati Helmets in UK Collections; Polly Bence; 'Bob, a native of Tarawa, Kingsmill Group, Aged 18'; Alison Clark; Conserving Kiribati Armour; Rachel Howie; Kiribati Weaponry; Alison Clark and Rhian Ward; The Fibres That Connect Us: An Interview.
  • Kaetaeta Watson, Chris Charteris, Lizzy Leckie and Alison ClarkProvenance; Compiled by Kate Adams, Polly Bence, Alison Clark and Geoff Rubenstein Edited by Colin Adams; Catalogue; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Lege pagina; Lege pagina.

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