- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Belt of pieces of coconut-shell strung on fibre. See [1961.9.11 .1] for the dress and [1961.9.11 .3] for the necklace which go with this belt. [CW [OPS Move] 10/4/2017]
- Geographical reference
- West Papua
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1939
- Date collected
- 1939
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1961
- Materials and processes
- Material Coconut Husk Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Drilled, Process Plaited, Process Strung
- Dimensions
- Length: max 1020 mm, Width: max 65 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1961.9.11.2 Other PRM accession number: 1961.9.11b
Search terms: Clothing, Ornament, Belt, Waist Ornament
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