British Museum collection record for British Museum dance costume 2020,2005.1.a-c

Catalogue number: British Museum: 2020,2005.1.a-c

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Reported holder: British Museum

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Classification: dance-costume

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Description: Three piece dance costume: decorative head-piece (a); bodice (b) and vegetable fibre skirt (c).

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Made during: 2019

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Made at: Easter Island

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Material: fibre (banana leaf)

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Description: Height: 49 centimetres (a); 45 centimetres (b); 80 centimetres (c). Width: 52 centimetres (a); 38 centimetres (b); 60 centimetres (c). Depth: 3.50 centimetres (a); 15.50 centimetres (b); 9.50 centimetres (c).

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Description: Purchased from designer during a British Museum visit to Rapa Nui 2019.

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