Photo of collection object Breast Plate — Breast Plate, Coconut shell, pigment, diameter: 4 7/16 in. (11.2 cm). Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.103. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Breast Plate

Maker Unknown

Arts of the Pacific Islands

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Arms and Armor
Formatted Medium: Coconut shell, pigment
Medium: coconut, shell, pigment
Locations: Place made: Papua New Guinea
Dimensions: diameter: 4 7/16 in. (11.2 cm)
Inscribed: Fabric label adhered to back reads "13973" and possibly "25"
Departments: Arts of the Pacific Islands
Accession Number: 56.6.103
Credit Line: Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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