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Object Number
32-68-70/D4001
Display Title
Hair belt
Descriptions
Object Description
Human hair belt with marsupial fur pubic tassel
Inventory Description
Belt, large loop of twisted hair strands, with light brown fiber/hair tassel
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Additional Geographic Terms
Port George IV
Materials
Hair, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 38.8 x 11 x 2 cm (15 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Penn Museum
(1907)
Seller
University of Pennsylvania
(4/11/1932-5/9/1932)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Media Restricted
| 30-54-70/D3465.1 | Belt, human hair string |
Belt
Shaft, modified |
Arnhem Land
Northern Territory | |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D4004 | Human Hair belt |
Belt
Shaft, modified |
Kimberley
Western Australia | |
|
Media Restricted
| 23-46-70/D1744 | Human hair belt with vertebra attached, pinjanbenger |
Shaft, modified
Belt |
Western Australia
Kimberley | |
| 00-8-70/55648 | Belts of human hair |
Belt
|
Kiribati
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 30-54-70/D3465.2 | Belt, human hair string |
Belt
|
Northern Territory
Arnhem Land | |
|
Media Restricted
| 30-54-70/D3465.3 | Belt, human hair string |
Belt
|
Northern Territory
Arnhem Land | |
|
Media Restricted
| 25-46-70/D2412 | Hair belt, shell pendant and fur tassel |
Pendant
Shaft, modified |
Sunday Island
Western Australia | |
|
Media Restricted
| 25-46-70/D2411 | Hair belt and 2 pearl shell pendants |
Shaft, modified
Belt |
Sunday Island
Western Australia | |
|
Media Restricted
| 25-46-70/D2413 | Hair belt, shell pendant and fur string |
Shaft, modified
Pendant |
Sunday Island
Western Australia | |
|
Media Restricted
| 23-46-70/D1742.1 | Human hair belt with shell pendant (birra birra) worn in front |
Shaft, modified
Pendant |
Kimberley
Western Australia | |
| 973-46-70/5395 | Fiber belt, ornamented with cowrie shells along each border, Decorative inset ba |
Belt
|
Oceania
| |
| 64-18-70/4441 | Furred back piece - furs of forest marsupials on web strap |
Belt
|
New Guinea
Indonesia |