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belt, bead

human history
  • Other Name

    waist ornament

  • Description

    Belt, waist ornament

    Made from beads and cotton thread. Worn by girls, 2 layers of pink beads run around the entirety of the belt, below the pink beads are open work of white, blue, and red beads. At one end of the belt is fringing of beads in greens, red, and white. A black button is at one end for securing

  • Place
    South Africa/Africa
  • Accession Number
    1953.32.45
  • Accession Date
    11 Feb 1953
  • Other Id

    33456.2 (ethnology)

  • Department

    World

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