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1941.12.91

Cane belt incised with geometric patterns, the two ends tied together. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 29/4/2005]

1941.12.91

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cane belt incised with geometric patterns, the two ends tied together. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 29/4/2005]
Geographical reference
Angola
Africa > Central Africa > Angola
Person
Field collector Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Field collector Diana Powell-Cotton
PRM source Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
1936 - 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1941
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Process Incised, Process Tied
Dimensions
Diameter: max 215 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1941.12.91 Other numbers: 37.278
Research and responses

According to Encyclopaedia Britannica, Percy H. G. Powell-Cotton was a late 19th century - early 20th century English explorer of Central Africa. The collector and donors of the material catalogued in this entry, Miss A Powell-Cotton and Miss D. Powell-Cotton may possibly be his daughters? [Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica] [MR 3/4/2000]

Search terms: Clothing, Ornament, Belt, Waist Ornament

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