Obstetrical belt called "te noa" in vernacular

Obstetrical belt called te noa' in vernacular

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Obstetrical belt called te noa' in vernacular
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Obstetrical belt called "te noa" in vernacular, made of plaited straw, used in Vaitupu, Ellice Islands, 1891-1925

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A96753
Materials:
straw and bark
type:
obstetrical belts
credit:
Kennedy, D.G.