belt;
belt-buckle
- Museum number
- Am1991,05.1
- Description
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Plaited horsehair belt, in white, black and brown, the brown possibly of a non-horsehair material, with a curved rectangular buckle, pierced to form a diamond in the middle, with a floral design in the centre of the diamond. The curved rectangle edges and the diamond edges are decorated with rocker stamp engraving. The buckle seems to be of silver, with a base metal slide. The slide contains the tasselled ends of the belt which can be pulled back and forth to tighten, and then knotted.
- Production date
- 1850-1940
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 25 centimetres
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Length: 70 centimetres
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Width: 3.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- No documentation.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Good.
- Acquisition date
- 1991
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am1991,05.1
