Ceremonial Belt
55-17-18
From: Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 55-17-18 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tiwi |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Hair |
| Description | Twisted human hair ropes with colored wool stripes woven in color. Four buff and dark mauve stripes woven in. Used in funeral (Pukamani ceremonies; worn around waist or head; also worn by initiates in kulama ceremonies.) |
| Length | 88 cm |
| Credit Line | National Geographic / University Museum Expedition; Jane C. Goodale, 1955 |
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