Long leather girdle consisting of three strands of plaited leather secured at ends with buttons and toggles

Made:
1871-1920 in Sudan
maker:
Hausa people
Long leather girdle consisting of three strands of plaited

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Long leather girdle consisting of three strands of plaited
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Long leather girdle consisting of three strands of plaited leather secured at ends with buttons and toggles, once had amulet case attached, Hausa tribe, Western Sudan, Africa, 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658283
Materials:
leather
type:
girdle - belt
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)