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Jaguar skin belt, used as charm for strength and cunning
Jaguar skin belt, used as charm for strength and cunning
Object Number 13-16-30/85384.2
Display Title Jaguar skin belt, used as charm for strength and cunning
Descriptions
Inventory Description Belt, jaguar hide with feather tassels
Classification
  • Belt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Woyawoi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Guyana
South America / British Guiana
Materials Animal hide, Feather, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 6.5 x 28 x 20 cm (2 9/16 x 11 x 7 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 13-16-30/85384.2
Provenance
Collector Rev. John W. Ogilvie

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