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Kiribati Armour.
Unlike anywhere else in the Pacific, the warriors of the Kiribati Islands fought in armour woven from coconut fibers.
The helmet is made from the porcupine fish and the forearms are protected by shark teeth.
Made in 1883, on display at the old Ethnologisches Museum Berlin (Ethnological Museum in the Dahlem neighborhood) in March 2011.
Since then, the collection has moved to the Humboldt Forum on Museum Island in Central Berlin