- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Groin cover of plaited grass for a man.
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1921
- Date collected
- By 1921
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1921
- Materials and processes
- Material Grass Fibre Plant, Process Plaited
- Dimensions
- Length: max 108 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1921.28.5
Search terms: Armour Weapon, Clothing, Ornament, Groin-cover
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