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Object Number
39-39-50/4065
Display Title
Belt of braided fibre with glass beads attached to the fringe, for married women
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"mweko"
Object Description
Belt of braided fibre with glass beads attached to the fringe, for married women ("mweko")
Inventory Description
Belt, braided vegetable fiber cord, blue and white glass beads on fringed ends
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Uganda, Southwest: Kigezi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 37.5 x 2.9 x 1 cm (14 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/4065
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