Girdle
| Object Number: | 37-22-150 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Sherbro |
| Provenience: | Sierra Leone Sherbro Island |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Glass Fiber |
| Length: | 91 cm |
| Credit Line: | Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937 |
| Other Number: | 117 - Collector Number |
Description
Band of netted beadwork of green, black, and coral-coloured glass beads in pairs end to end; the edges are stitched together to form a tube enclosing some soft material; the tip of each chevron is marked with a small triangle of white beads. This is the front half of the girdle; the back is a loosely plaited cord of strings of green and coral-coloured beads. See 37-22-69 (girl's costume).
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| African Gallery (1990 - Aug 1995) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery ( Aug 1995 - 11 Sep 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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