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A kafa (belt) made of coconut fibre. A four-plait waist tie that is consistent throughout its entire length before tapering at the two ends into two single three plait ties. Each strand is comprised of three plaited coconut fibres.

Accession number: 2015.25.1 Last Update: 20 Sept 2019
Other Name

kafa (Tongan)

Accession Number

2015.25.1

Accession Date

28 May 2015

Other Id

56759 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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