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Object Number
67-24-70/659
Display Title
Woman's girdle - liku
Descriptions
Object Description
Woman's girdle - liku
Inventory Description
Belt, several layers of cut fiber fringe, multiple strand ties, shedding
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1842
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Fiji
Materials
Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 94 x 26 x 8.2 cm (37 x 10 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
659 / 67-24-70/659
Credit Line
Gift of the Smithsonian Institution, 1867
Provenance
Collector
Lt. R. E. Johnston
(1838-1842)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1867)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-13-70/53847 | Girdle (liku) |
Belt
|
Fiji
| |
| 00-8-70/55332 | Liku-vau - bark girdle |
Skirt
|
Fiji
| |
| 69-20-70/1273 | Liku or apron for women |
Belt
|
Fiji
| |
| 00-8-70/55333 | Liku-vau - bark girdle |
Skirt
|
Fiji
| |
| 27-63-60/D3037 | Body girdle, woman's |
Belt
|
Andaman Islands
| |
| 07-18-70/72018 | Woman's girdle |
Belt
|
Luzon
| |
| 27-63-60/D3038 | Body girdle, woman's |
Belt
|
Andaman Islands
| |
| 27-63-60/D3036 | Body girdle, woman's |
Belt
|
Andaman Islands
| |
| 05-31-50/64999 | Woman's girdle |
Belt
|
South Africa
| |
| 04-19-70/63328 | Woman's girdle |
Belt
|
Borneo
Borneo | |
| 78-46-70/15319 | Liku worn by women |
Belt
|
Fiji
| |
| 23-49-60/D1938 | Woman's girdle |
Belt
|
Siberia
|