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Belt of skins - part of the outfit of the mvet player, nos. 50/2432-2438
Belt of skins - part of the outfit of the mvet player, nos. 50/2432-2438
Object Number 37-32-50/2435
Display Title Belt of skins - part of the outfit of the mvet player, nos. 50/2432-2438
Descriptions
Inventory Description Belt, animal skins (civet?), tied withvegetable fiber, highly worn
Classification
  • Belt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Mbalmayon, vicinity of
Materials Animal skin, Fur, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 38.5 x 17 x 8 cm (15 3/16 x 6 11/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2435

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