Man's belt made from bark stitched together with plant fibre stitching. The stitching is in a zig zag pattern running vertically down the belt. [FB 05/03/2015]

Collection type: Object
Description: Man's belt made from bark stitched together with plant fibre stitching. The stitching is in a zig zag pattern running vertically down the belt. [FB 05/03/2015]
Geographical reference: Vanuatu
Oceania > Melanesia > Vanuatu; Shefa Province Épi
Person: Field collector Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville; PRM source Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1896
Date collected: By 1896
Acquisition information: Donated: 1896
Materials and processes: Material Bark Fibre Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Beaten, Process Stitched
Dimensions: Diameter: max 175 mm rolled, Width: max 110 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1896.33.35

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