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Fish-skin helmet, c.1800-1900 (fish skin)

Fish-skin helmet, c.1800-1900 (fish skin)
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IMAGE number
MHM7264988
Image title
Fish-skin helmet, c.1800-1900 (fish skin)
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Location
Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, England
Medium
fish skin
Date
1800 AD - 1900 AD (C18th AD - C19th AD)
Shooting Date
2008
Image description

Helmet made from a large Porcupine fish. The head has been cut away and the edges trimmed with plaited cord. The interior of the skin is lined with mat work. the cut end of the fish (i.e. where the helmet goes on the wearer's head) is shaped so that a flap of fish skin comes down as protection for the wearer's neck. Pacific, Oceania, Kiribati. Object 21cm (w) x 42cm (h). 35.5cm (h) forehead to tail Pacific, Oceania, Kiribati

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© Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
anatomy / animal / helmet / hat / colour / nature / object / Pacific Ocean / Oceania / bone / fish / nobody / skeleton / taxidermy / textile / tradition / culture / traditional costume / clothes

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