Clothing, D2011.16
Physical Description
Leather girdle/ currently in 3 pieces but donor indicated it was originally a single item.
Part A: Oval formed from overlapped length of leather wrapped card - some brown, some bound in black and white. One section wider than the rest.
Part B:Pendant unit of leather fringing depending from three red or green thread-bound sections. Black and white striped detailing.
Part C: Pendant unit of leather fringing descending from two red thread-bound sections looped length of multi-strand plied fibre (bound in some sections) knotted around proximal section. Some deterioration obvious.
Part A: Oval formed from overlapped length of leather wrapped card - some brown, some bound in black and white. One section wider than the rest.
Part B:Pendant unit of leather fringing depending from three red or green thread-bound sections. Black and white striped detailing.
Part C: Pendant unit of leather fringing descending from two red thread-bound sections looped length of multi-strand plied fibre (bound in some sections) knotted around proximal section. Some deterioration obvious.
Provenance
Purchased by donor
Africa
Measurements
Maximum dimensions (H x W x D) (c - Pendant or Fly whisk 2): 490 x 90 x 85mmMaximum dimensions (H x W x D) (b - Pendant or Fly whisk 1): 420 x 120 x 75mm
Maximum dimensions (H x W x D) (a - Girdle): 15 x 250 x 175mm
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