Kiribati Armour Invitation

Kiribati Armour at Cambridge

March 29, 2017

The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is proud to present the focused results of an interdisciplinary collaboration.
This new collaboration between the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and Tungaru: the Kiribati Project, focuses on the extraordinary suits of armour made in the small islands of Kiribati throughout the 19th century.
By looking closely at the armour we will discover how these complex objects were made, worn and used. Other objects on display will explore the contemporary relevance of this armour to I-Kiribati people today. The display will also include a new suit of armour made especially for the Museum by artists Kaetaeta Watson, Lizzy Leckie and Chris Charteris.
Exhibition curated by Alison Clark and Rachel Howie.
The research leading to this exhibition has received funding from the European Research Council project Pacific Presences [http://pacificpresences.maa.cam.ac.uk] under the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme, grant agreement no.324146]11.
The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is proud to present the focused results of an interdisciplinary collaboration.
This new collaboration between the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and Tungaru: the Kiribati Project, focuses on the extraordinary suits of armour made in the small islands of Kiribati throughout the 19th century.
By looking closely at the armour we will discover how these complex objects were made, worn and used. Other objects on display will explore the contemporary relevance of this armour to I-Kiribati people today. The display will also include a new suit of armour made especially for the Museum by artists Kaetaeta Watson, Lizzy Leckie and Chris Charteris.
Exhibition curated by Alison Clark and Rachel Howie.
The research leading to this exhibition has received funding from the European Research Council project Pacific Presences [http://pacificpresences.maa.cam.ac.uk] under the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme, grant agreement no.324146]11.