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1997.42.28

Belt or waist ornament made from cowrie shells strung or tied onto fabric / string. At both ends are plant fibre loops. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 29/4/2005]

1997.42.28

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Collection type
Object
Description
Belt or waist ornament made from cowrie shells strung or tied onto fabric / string. At both ends are plant fibre loops. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 29/4/2005]
Geographical reference
Ethiopia
Africa > Eastern Africa > Ethiopia
Cultural groups
Arab
Person
Field collector Robert Ernest Cheesman
PRM source Mrs R.J. Townsend-Coles
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1944?, uncertain
Date collected
1914 - 1944 ?
Acquisition information
Donated: 1997
Materials and processes
Material String, Material Cowrie Shell, Material Plant Fibre, Process Strung, Process Tied
Dimensions
Length: max 620 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1997.42.28

Search terms: Ornament, Unidentified Object, Belt, Waist Ornament