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Object Number
973-11-70/5235
Display Title
Waistband. worn by men during "sing sing", grass skirt is attached to front
Descriptions
Object Description
Waistband. worn by men during "sing sing", grass skirt is attached to front, and leaves rear.
Inventory Description
Belt, three bamboo rings, ends looped and tied with plant fiber
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
/
Southern Highland?
Materials
Bamboo, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 29 x 25.1 x 3.9 cm (11 7/16 x 9 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-11-70/5235
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