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Object Number
13-16-30/85384.1
Display Title
Jaguar skin belt, used as charm for strength and cunning
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Belt, jaguar hide with feather tassels, tightly rolled
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Woyawoi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
British Guiana
South America / Guyana
South America / Guyana
Materials
Animal hide, Feather, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 8 x 8 cm (6 11/16 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
13-16-30/85384.1
Provenance
Collector
Rev. John W. Ogilvie
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