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1896.33.40

Woman's broad grass belt with geometric and open work woven designs. Small areas of fringe at unadorned corners, longer fringe at opposite end. [MOBB [OPS move] 23/3/2017]

1896.33.40

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Collection type
Object
Description
Woman's broad grass belt with geometric and open work woven designs. Small areas of fringe at unadorned corners, longer fringe at opposite end. [MOBB [OPS move] 23/3/2017]
Geographical reference
Vanuatu
Oceania > Melanesia > Vanuatu
Malampa Province Malakula
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1896
Date collected
By 1896
Acquisition information
Donated: 1896
Materials and processes
Material Grass Fibre Plant, Process Woven
Dimensions
Width: max 330 mm, Length: max 1210 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1896.33.40

Search terms: Clothing, Ornament, Belt, Waist Ornament

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