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Murner's dress. From the Society Islands, French Polynesia. Pre-18th CE. This dress would have been worn by the chief mourner, either a priest or a close relative, of an important deceased person. He carried a menacing long club edged with shark teeth, and led a procession of mourners through the local area, attacking people, sometimes fatally. This 'reign of terror' could last for up to a month. H. 214 cm. Collected on the second voyage of Captain James Cook (1772 -75). Inv. Ethno TAH 78.
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British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART318504
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Image
Purpose
Public
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1976px × 3072px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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18th century CE
Cook, Captain James (1728-1779)
Dress
Minor Arts
Mourning
Polynesian Cultures
Tahitian Culture