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Object Number
999-6-70/5827
Display Title
Belt
Descriptions
Object Description
Wide coiled basketry belt with rounded ends; wicker center section seen on inside of belt; wide red wood strip on outside of belt attached with decorative basketry work; hide piece with copper alloy hook on one end attaches to openwork hide piece on other end of belt
Inventory Description
Belt, woven basketry, central strip red painted wood, metal hook, hide straps
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Indonesia
/
Lesser Sunda Islands
/
Alor Island
Dimensions
Overall: 10.7 x 105.6 x 1.8 cm (4 3/16 x 41 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
999-6-70/5827
Credit Line
Bequest of Cora DuBois through Tozzer Library
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Cora DuBois
(1938 ca. - 1991)
Donor
Tozzer Library
(1991 - 3/24/99)
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