Belt. Man’s belt, of string-work, covered with woven glass bead-work in a diamond or lozenge design alternating panels of white and yellow, filled with black, red and blue beads. Pink beads used as a border. Decoration of small brass studs at both ends of the belt. [ASh [OPS move] 17/08/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Belt. Man’s belt, of string-work, covered with woven glass bead-work in a diamond or lozenge design alternating panels of white and yellow, filled with black, red and blue beads. Pink beads used as a border. Decoration of small brass studs at both ends of the belt. [ASh [OPS move] 17/08/2016]
Geographical reference: Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Cultural groups: Pokomo
Person: Field collector Edward Battiscombe; PRM source Edward Battiscombe
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1925
Date collected: circa 1904-1925
Acquisition information: Donated: 1967
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fibre, Material Glass, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Bead, Process Woven, Process Beadwork, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Length: max 758 mm, Width: max 78 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1967.19.16

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