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Seed rattle belt
Object Number 21-49-30/F291
Display Title Seed rattle belt
Descriptions
Inventory Description Seed belt, on woven cotton strap, with hanging seed and twisted fiber ornaments.
Classification
  • Belt
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Accawai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / British Guiana
Additional Geographic Terms Wenamu River
Materials Fiber, Cotton, Seed
Dimensions Overall: 70.5 x 20.5 x 18 cm (27 3/4 x 8 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object F-291
Provenance
Collector W. J. La Varre, Jr. (1921 - 1921)

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