Waist-band( Human-Made Object)
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Caption
Digital photograph of a hide, shell, and ochre waist-band, museum number Af.6872, donated to the British Museum by Henry Syer Cuming in 1870. Photo: …
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Af.6872.png
Description
"Female's band (waist) made of string, hide, ochre (red), shell (egg, ostrich), fibre." Measures: 3cm (H) x 27.5cm (W) x 26.5cm (D) [Measurements taken from the British Museum online collections database]
Type
Human-Made Object
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Chronology
[18-?]-1870
Provenance
This waist-band was found/acquired in South Africa or Botswana and donated to the British Museum by Henry Syer Cuming in 1870. The previous owner was the Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa
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