Married woman's woven grass belt with 5 vertical ribs in the middle, 2 ribs at one end and various metal objects attached to leather straps at both ends; including 'samson' ?denim studs, buckles and small disks (tokens?) as well as a red, amber and yellow plastic finger ring. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 29/4/2005]

Collection type: Object
Description: Married woman's woven grass belt with 5 vertical ribs in the middle, 2 ribs at one end and various metal objects attached to leather straps at both ends; including 'samson' ?denim studs, buckles and small disks (tokens?) as well as a red, amber and yellow plastic finger ring. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 29/4/2005]
Geographical reference: South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa; Hluhluwe Reserve
Cultural groups: Zulu
Person: Field collector Antoinette Powell-Cotton; PRM source Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1935
Date collected: 1935
Acquisition information: Donated: 1937
Materials and processes: Material Grass Fibre Plant, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Metal, Material Plastic Synthetic, Process Recycled, Process Woven, Process Tied
Dimensions: Width: max 60 mm, Length: max 1500 mm with ties
Object numbers: Accession number: 1937.38.40 Other numbers: (697) next to entry in the accession book

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