Waistbelt of leather hung with strips of iron and pendants including a gun flint, pieces of iron, and a cocoon-shaped wooden bottle encased in leather: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin

Belt of leather plaited and strung with seven charms or amulets consisting of small leather packages and sealed calabash/gourd containers wrapped in twine: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin, 19th century

Man's waistbelt made of fibre from 'binder' at base of leaf stalk of coconut palm: Melanesia, Vanuatu, Epi (Api), late 19th century

Waistbelt of woven pink, green and undyed vegetable fibre, decorated with shells: Pacific Peoples, Fiji, c. 1970

Leather waistbelt attached with mixed pouches of cotton and animal skin tied at the top with string, horn and metal rings, probably worn by a practitioner of divination: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, early 20th century

Waistbelt of woven patterned grass fibre decorated with blue glass beads and large 'pom-pom' worn by women: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, from a village near Itoko, early 20th century

Waistbelt of woven patterned grass fibre with large 'pom-pom' worn by women: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, from a village near Itoko, early 20th century

Waistbelt of woven patterned grass fibre with large 'pom-pom' worn by women: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, from a village near Itoko, early 20th century

Waistbelt of woven patterned grass fibre with large 'pom-pom' worn by women: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, from a village near Itoko, early 20th century

Waistbelt of woven patterned raffia fibre, worn by women: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, early 20th century

Waistbelt of woven raffia with decoration of cowrie shells and black and white glass beads: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kasai District, early 20th century

Hide waistbelt: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ngombe, early 20th century