Collector:

Allen Davis  Search this

Donor Name:

Allen Davis  Search this

Length:

194 cm

Width:

8.8 cm

Height:

7.5 cm

Culture:

Kuba  Search this

Object Type:

Belt

Place:

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

Accession Date:

21 Oct 2014

Notes:

Yeemy mikomingom. Beaded belt worn by high ranking men and women. Source: Joseph Cornet, Art Royal Kuba Milan: Grfica Sipiel Milano, 1982. pg 202, plate 234 pg 203.

Cowrie sash on dark brown burlap? Or raffia). No end medallions. Center with overlapping pinwheels of black beads and white ones. Bordered in black and white beads.

Record Last Modified:

7 Jun 2022

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

2066766

USNM Number:

E433655-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30e1d6afd-1811-408a-86e8-3ba3b81d34e7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_11874783