Dressing consisting of coiled plaited straw diaper

Dressing consisting of coiled plaited straw diaper

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Dressing consisting of coiled plaited straw diaper
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Dressing consisting of coiled plaited straw diaper, called "fakafafine" in vernacular, from Vaitupu, Ellice Islands, 1891-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A96754
Materials:
straw, bark
type:
dressings
credit:
Kennedy, D.G.