Vest

Museum number:
9-18164
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4201
Object count:
1
Description:
Vest: bark and rattan vest; rattan wrapped around edge of vest and vest loops; very thin 2 twine cordage used to bind bark sections; larger 2 twine cordage used to tie front closed and adjust shoulders of vest which are not connected to front of vest in any other way; loops used as button holes for cordage; 2 twine cotton string used in front too; collected with helmet (9-18163) and knife (9-18165). All items were traded for a carton of cigarettes.
Donor:
Gardner Rust
Collection place:
Orchid Island, Lanyu Township, Taiwan
Collector:
Stephen Densmore
Collection date:
August 1969
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.3 Special Ornaments, Garb, and Finery Worn to Battle by Warrior (excluding status insignia)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Vest, accession number 9-18164, described as Vest: bark and rattan vest; rattan wrapped around edge of vest and vest loops; very thin 2 twine cordage used to bind bark sections; larger 2 twine cordage used to tie front closed and adjust shoulders of vest which are not connected to front of vest in any other way; loops used as button holes for cordage; 2 twine cotton string used in front too; collected with helmet (9-18163) and knife (9-18165). All items were traded for a carton of cigarettes.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Vest, accession number 9-18164, described as Vest: bark and rattan vest; rattan wrapped around edge of vest and vest loops; very thin 2 twine cordage used to bind bark sections; larger 2 twine cordage used to tie front closed and adjust shoulders of vest which are not connected to front of vest in any other way; loops used as button holes for cordage; 2 twine cotton string used in front too; collected with helmet (9-18163) and knife (9-18165). All items were traded for a carton of cigarettes.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Vest, accession number 9-18164, described as Vest: bark and rattan vest; rattan wrapped around edge of vest and vest loops; very thin 2 twine cordage used to bind bark sections; larger 2 twine cordage used to tie front closed and adjust shoulders of vest which are not connected to front of vest in any other way; loops used as button holes for cordage; 2 twine cotton string used in front too; collected with helmet (9-18163) and knife (9-18165). All items were traded for a carton of cigarettes.

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