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Object Number
995-29-50/12541
Display Title
Beaded band with human and rabbit figures
Descriptions
Object Description
Beaded band with human and rabbit figures. Executed in glass seed beads completely covering its fabric ground cloth. It is the shape of a wide belt but probably intended as a hanging decorative piece. It is 132 cm long and a uniform 13 cm wide. A 5 cm long beaded loop for hanging is attached to the center of the square upper end and the opposite end is rounded. The lining material is a patchwork of hand-woven striped cottons with dark overdye. Brown cloth binding is stitched around all edges and cowrie shells are sewn to this at intervals of approximately 2 cm. Figures composed in a series are completely covered in a sewn technique of flat lines of beads which change directions in adjacent sections. Facial features are raised with padding beneath. All but one motif a[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Beaded belt, multicolored glass beads, human and animal figures, shells.
Classification
- Belt
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960-1989
Culture
- Yoruba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
Materials
Glass, Shell, Cotton, Fabric, Cowrie
Dimensions
Overall: 137 x 13 x 1 cm (53 15/16 x 5 1/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-50/12541
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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