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Object Number
34-91-50/403
Display Title
4 leather belts sewn with cowries
Descriptions
Object Description
Leather belts sewn with cowries; metal coil
Inventory Description
Belts, leather, 3 rows of cowries - each belt - attached w/leather, all belts st
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hamite
- Masai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Elgongi
Additional Geographic Terms
Kenya Colony; Mt. Elgon; region of
Materials
Leather, Cowrie
Dimensions
Overall: 75.4 x 4.5 x 0.9 cm (29 11/16 x 1 3/4 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
34-91-50/403
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-41-50/B1976 | Belt with cowries |
Belt
|
Congo
| |
| 34-91-50/403.1 | Metal coil |
Armlet
| ||
| 17-41-50/B1975 | Belt with cowries |
Belt
|
Congo
| |
| 34-28-50/202 | Butter basket and cowries |
Basket
|
Abyssinia
| |
| 2003.1.1007 | Shells, 3 cowries w/cut tops, flat spiral shells of varying sizes |
Shell
| ||
| 17-41-50/B1959 | Wristlet set with cowries |
Bracelet
|
Congo
| |
| 2003.1.1025 | Ornament fragments, 1 organic matter & resin ring, 2 cowries w/ organic matter |
Ornament
|
Liberia
| |
| 26-63-40/E3218 | Belts with sewing kits |
Shoe
Belt |
Sápmi
| |
| 973-25-50/11648 | Poro mask, wood, cloth, cowries, hair (or feathers) and metal, 11.5 + |
Raw Material
Mask |
Africa
| |
| 17-41-50/B1953 | Fetish collar covered with cowries |
Headband
|
Congo
| |
| 27-56-70/D2794 | Belts, bandoliers, decorated with shell |
Belt
|
Village of Boeti
| |
| 39-112-60/6600 | Braided belt - used for belts; braided by hand; made of sheep wool (mimandi kama |
Belt
|
Afghanistan
|