Dance Belt (uncertain)
| Object Number: | CG2009-3-15 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | New Guinea Eastern Highlands, New Guinea (uncertain) |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Boar Tusk Bark Cloth (uncertain) Cotton |
| Length: | 97 cm |
Description
Twisted length of bark (bark cloth?), around which is twined a cotton string which passes through holes in 12 boar tusks. At one end a loop of cotton string for fasteneing. Similar to 62-19-39A, "belt worn by men for dancing."
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