Tight rigid belt of coiled bark

Made:
1880-1920 in Papua New Guinea
Tight rigid belt of coiled bark, worn by men

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Tight rigid belt of coiled bark, worn by men
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Tight rigid belt of coiled bark, worn by men, covered with totemic patterns, from Papuan Gulf, New Guinea, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A38186
Materials:
bark
type:
belts
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)