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1940.7.115

Button strap: length of animal hide with six round pieces of ivory stitched on one side [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 10/6/2005]


1940.7.115

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Collection type
Object
Description
Button strap: length of animal hide with six round pieces of ivory stitched on one side [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 10/6/2005]
Geographical reference
Southern Angola near Namacunde
Cultural groups
Kwanyama
Person
Field collector Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Field collector Diana Powell-Cotton
PRM source Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1936
Date collected
1936 - 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Material Animal Hide Skin, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Length: max 360 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.7.115 Other numbers: 37.2234

Search terms: Ornament, Clothing, Button