DepartmentAfrica
Woman's back belt
NameWoman's back belt
CultureBayei or Hambukushu/Mbukushu
Dateca. 1950
Place madeOkavango Delta, Botswana, Africa
Mediumglass beads, leather, ostrich shell beads
DimensionsOverall: 16 9/16 x 25 3/16 in. (42 x 64 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Girard Foundation Collection
Object numberA.1982.30.584
DescriptionBeadwork. Three panels with black and white beads in geometric designs separated by strands of white beads and ostrich shell disks. Fringe on central panel. Waistband of same beads in triangles. Thong for tying.
ca. 1950
ca. 1935
Late 20th century
late 20th Century
c.1900
c. 1950-1980
ca. 1960
Late 20th-Early 21st century
c. 1950-1980