Belt

86-11-10

From: Bismarck Archipelago

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 86-11-10
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Bismarck Archipelago
Section Oceanian
Materials Glass | Cloth | Plant Fiber
Description

Beadwork band. Small glass beads in patterns of crosses (red and white on yellow) and tripartite figures (blue and white). At ends of band cords of braided fiber with tassels of torn red and faded black-checked cloth. Smaller tassels of same kinds of cloth hanging from one edge of the band on short strings of beads (originally 9 small tassels, now 7).

Length 81 cm
Width 3 cm
Credit Line Gift of Walcott Merrow, 1986

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