Textile
Belt
AF1587
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1587 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Baluba | Lulua |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Fiber |
| Description | Braided and coiled plant fiber belt. On the center of the body of belt, protrudes a large round ball made from same type of material. Four vertical panels on the main body of the belt there are geometric design in a darker brown plant fiber. The closure on the belt is of braided plant fiber, ends are fraying. Ceremonial. |
| Length | 57 cm |
| Width | 7.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 1187 - Other Number |
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