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Object Number 37-28-30/1453
Display Title Dance belt - made from shells and bones (woman's)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, cotton sash, fringed, round glass beads, shell frags, feathers
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Jivaro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Ecuador
Additional Geographic Terms Logrono River; Jungle frontier, on southern part of; Maranon River, near
Dimensions Overall: 44 x 13 x 2.5 cm (17 5/16 x 5 1/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-28-30/1453

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