Reimiro, Cambridge — 1920.801
Reported holding and location
Sources may describe historical holdings or locations.
Reported holder: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Recorded in: Indigen Recollecting Rapa Nui Gallery
Reported location: Cambridge
Recorded in: Indigen Recollecting Rapa Nui Gallery
Source accounts
Indigen Recollecting Rapa Nui Gallery (9 claims)
Reference: https://www.indigen.eu/gallery
Classification: Reimiro
Reported holder: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Reported location: Cambridge
Catalogue number: 1920.801
Material: wood
Description: Collection date: unknown
Description: Collector: unknown
Description: Acquisition date: 1920, donated by Eliza von Hügel
Description: Dimensions: 1 x 27 x 49 cm
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge collection record for Reimiro, Cambridge — 1920.801 (7 claims)
Reference: https://collections.maa.cam.ac.uk/objects/510264/
Source author: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
Catalogue number: 1920.801
Description: Rei miro. Ceremonial wooden breastplate. Crescent shaped with a carved head at each end. Worn mainly by chiefly women as insignia of authority, rank and noble birth.
Description: Place: Oceania; Polynesia; Rapa Nui [Easter Island]
Material: Wood
Classification: Rei miro [necklace of wood]
Description: Measurements: 10mm x 270mm x 490mm
Description: Source: von Hügel, Eliza (Baroness) [donor]