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Object Number
37-98-70/648
Display Title
Chain belt worn by chief's wives on feast days
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
awilive
Inventory Description
Belt, brass links woven with wood stick supports, wide brass clasp, beads
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Dutch East Indies
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<State>
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Nias Island
Additional Geographic Terms
Dutch East Indies, South; Hilisimaetano, vicinity of
Materials
Brass, Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 79.5 x 24 x 0.4 cm (31 5/16 x 9 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-98-70/648
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