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1940.7.0252

Leather waist ornament. [ASh [OPS move] 7/11/2016]

1940.7.0252

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Collection type
Object
Description
Leather waist ornament. [ASh [OPS move] 7/11/2016]
Long description
Leather waist ornament. Girdle of twisted leather strips, with fringe sporran and large tassel. Ornamented with plaited and woven strips of leather in white, black and red. [ASh [OPS move] 7/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Mali
Africa > Western Africa > Mali
Person
Field collector Samuel Peach Powell
PRM source Samuel Peach Powell
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1940
Date collected
By 1940
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Plaited, Process Woven
Dimensions
Length: max 590 mm laid flat, Width: max 400 mm laid flat, Depth: max 70 mm laid flat
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.7.0252

Search terms: Ornament, Waist Ornament

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