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Woman's bark cloth waistband with painted designs padded and reenforced inside w
Woman's bark cloth waistband with painted designs padded and reenforced inside w
Object Number 49-14-50/7725
Display Title Woman's bark cloth waistband with painted designs padded and reenforced inside w
Descriptions
Object Description Woman's bark cloth waistband with painted designs padded and reenforced inside with cloth adn stems; Chikole
Inventory Description Bark cloth waistband on stiff fabric form, red/black geo. deco, fabric/ fiber ba
Classification
  • Waistband
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Misuku
  • Ngoni
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials Bark, Fabric, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 122.5 x 8 x 1 cm (48 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/7725

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