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1936.1.9

Leather belt decorated with trade beads.

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1936.1.9

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Collection type
Object
Description
Leather belt decorated with trade beads.
Geographical reference
Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
Mali
Africa > Western Africa > Mali
Obuasi Timbuktu Tombouctou
Person
Field collector Robert Powley Wild
PRM source Robert Powley Wild
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1936
Date collected
By 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1936
Materials and processes
Material Bead, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Decorated, Process Stitched, Process Beadwork
Dimensions
Length: max 855 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1936.1.9

Search terms: Clothing, Ornament, Belt, Waist Ornament