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1940.7.0274

Waist ornament of fibre string, woven together at both ends with a black cross-stitched pattern [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 14/2/2006]

1940.7.0274

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Collection type
Object
Description
Waist ornament of fibre string, woven together at both ends with a black cross-stitched pattern [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 14/2/2006]
Geographical reference
Africa
Africa
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 Plant Fibre, Material String, Material Animal Hide Skin, Process Twisted, Process Embroidered
Dimensions
Length: max 600 mm, Width: max 90 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.7.0274

Search terms: Ornament, Clothing, Waist Ornament, Belt