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girdle
Object Type
girdle
Museum number
Af1928,0409.58
Description
Girl's girdle (waist, with thong, and pendants) made of leather, nuts, iron, wood (?), wire (iron).
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Moro (South Sudan)
Made by:
Moru
Made by:
Kedero
Made by:
Miza
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
South Sudan
Materials
leather
nut
iron
wood
(?)
Dimensions
Height:
5 centimetres
Width:
33 centimetres
Depth:
20 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Dr Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Acquisition date
1928
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Af1928,0409.58