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Te taetae ni Kiribati (Kiribati language) and wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand » Female dance belts of coconut, shell, and palm frond

Close up of a woman, showing her dress and a belt made of coconut, shell, and palm frond

Female dance belts of coconut, shell, and palm frond, July 1999, Kiribati, by Tony Whincup, type C print. Te Papa (O.033028)Read more

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