Waistbelt

Description

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

Museum reference

A.1907.273

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Waistbelt

Production information

Benin, Edo State, Nigeria, Western Africa

Date

19th century

Style / Culture

Benin

Materials

Leather, Calabash, Gourd

Physical description

Leather, calabash/gourd, fruit wrapped in twine

Associations

British Punitive Expedition to Benin City, 1897

Exhibitions

• Heaven and Hell and other worlds of the dead (01 Jul 2000 - 01 Feb 2001)
  Royal Museum of Scotland

Links to other web pages

Digital Benin