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Title Fighting fibres : Kiribati armour and museum collections / edited by Julie Adams, Polly Bence & Alison Clark
Published Leiden : Sidestone Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource (201 pages) : illustrations
Series Pacific Presences ; 2
Pacific presences ; 2.
Contents Intro; List of figures and table; Biographies; Preface; Introduction: Fighting Fibres; Julie Adams; Adventures in Collecting: A Survey of Coconut Fibre Armour in UK Museums; Polly Bence; Te tanga: Contextualising the Kiribati Cuirass; Alison Clark; Protection, Status or Intimidation? A Typology of Kiribati Helmets in UK Collections; Polly Bence; 'Bob, a native of Tarawa, Kingsmill Group, Aged 18'; Alison Clark; Conserving Kiribati Armour; Rachel Howie; Kiribati Weaponry; Alison Clark and Rhian Ward; The Fibres That Connect Us: An Interview
Kaetaeta Watson, Chris Charteris, Lizzy Leckie and Alison ClarkProvenance; Compiled by Kate Adams, Polly Bence, Alison Clark and Geoff Rubenstein Edited by Colin Adams; Catalogue; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Lege pagina; Lege pagina
Summary This book brings together artists, curators, researchers and conservators to consider the significance of coconut fibre armour from the islands of Kiribati. Taking as its focus the armour found in museum collections, it investigates the historical context that led to these unique artefacts leaving the Pacific and entering the orbit of British collectors and institutions, as well the legacies of those practices in the present. As well as exploring the historical milieux surrounding its collection, the book includes essays from expert conservators that discuss the challenges of caring for coconut fibre armour. Other contributions include case studies focusing on the construction and variety of the armour and helmets, and the findings of a comprehensive survey which has tracked down and documented every piece of Kiribati armour held in UK museum collections. Finally, the book considers the significance of coconut fibre armour in the present, with particular reference to the work of a group of I-Kiribati artists whose creativity has led to the production of a contemporary suit of armour inspired by the armour of the past
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-200)
Notes Print version record
Subject Armor -- Kiribati
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
Armor
Kiribati
Form Electronic book
Author Adams, Julie
Clark, Alison
Bence, Polly
ISBN 9789088905674
9088905673