Ceremonial Belt
55-17-17
From: Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 55-17-17 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tiwi |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Hair |
| Description | Twisted human hair ropes with colored wool stripes woven in color. Green, orange, dark red, bright red in diagonal lines. Used in funeral ("pukamani") ceremonies, worn around waist or head. Also worn by initiates in kulama ceremonies. |
| Length | 56 cm |
| Credit Line | National Geographic / University Museum Expedition; Jane C. Goodale, 1955 |
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