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Te kai n uniga

human history
  • Other Name

    Headrest (English)

  • Description

    Te kai n uniga. Headrest. This is a hand woven pillow made from te ira (dried pandanus leaf). It is rectangular in shape and form. A plain weave style has been used to construct its surface. It has been woven as a whole form and finished with an opening on one end of the pillow. The finished end has been stitched closed with a woven cord. The te ira is fibrous and golden yellow in colour. The pillow is also stuffed with te ira.

  • Place
    Nonouti/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
  • Accession Number
    1940.3
  • Accession Date
    1940
  • Other Id

    25138 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

Te kai n uniga; 1940.3; 25138; Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • Te kai n uniga; 1940.3; 25138; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te kai n uniga; 1940.3; 25138; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te kai n uniga; 1940.3; 25138; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te kai n uniga; 1940.3; 25138; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te kai n uniga; 1940.3; 25138; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te kai n uniga; 1940.3; 25138; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te kai n uniga; 1940.3; 25138; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te kai n uniga; 1940.3; 25138; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te kai n uniga; 1940.3; 25138; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te kai n uniga; 1940.3; 25138; Cultural Permissions Apply

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