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4-strand red braided belting worn by men around waist to hold up "sampan". +
4-strand red braided belting worn by men around waist to hold up "sampan". +
Object Number 39-17-70/1261
Display Title 4-strand red braided belting worn by men around waist to hold up "sampan". +
Descriptions
Inventory Description Belt, braided plant fiber strands, dyed red, coiled in loop and tied in bundle
Classification
  • Belt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Luelala Moraid
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Sainke Doek
Additional Geographic Terms Luelala Moraid
Materials Plant fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 21.8 x 14.6 x 1.2 cm (8 9/16 x 5 3/4 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1

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