- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Beadwork girdle of light blue, dark blue, white, red and pink beads in triangle patterns. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/6/2005]
- Cultural groups
- Yao
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 01/09/1893
- Date collected
- 1 September 1893
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1901
- Dimensions
- Length: max 820 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1901.4.120.1
- Research and responses
Lake Nyasa and the Shire river are both in Malawi. [CW 11/11/99]
Search terms: Clothing, Ornament, Bead, Status, Belt, Waist Ornament
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