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1942.13.1519

Fibre string girdle, dyed purplish brown. [ASh [OPS move] 13/12/2016]

1942.13.1519

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fibre string girdle, dyed purplish brown. [ASh [OPS move] 13/12/2016]
Long description
Fibre string girdle, dyed purplish brown. Consisting of a narrow band of six thin plaits placed side by side, the ends plaited into a rope, which has then been knotted together. [ASh [OPS move] 13/12/2016]
Geographical reference
Cameroon
Africa > Central Africa > Cameroon
Bamenda
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material String, Material Plant Fibre, Material Pigment, Process Plaited, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Width: max 63 mm, Length: max 360 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.13.1519 Other numbers: 263 a-f

Search terms: Ornament, Waist Ornament

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