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Belt

Description

Coil of braided rope worn as a belt to hold a waist mat in place: Micronesian, Marshall Islands

Museum reference

A.1904.108

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Belt, Rope

Production information

Marshall Islands, Micronesia

Materials

Coconut fibre string, Pandanus leaf

Associations

Collector: Davis, Edward Henry Meggs, Admiral, 1846 - 1929

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