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Object Number 39-17-70/1262
Display Title 4-strand red braided belting worn by men around waist to hold up +
Descriptions
Object Description 4-strand red braided belting worn by men around waist to hold up +
Inventory Description Belt, thin braided plant fiber strap, red, wrapped 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
Dimensions Overall: 23.5 x 8 x 1 cm (9 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1262

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Belt
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Ornament
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Adornment
Raw Material
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Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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