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Belts
Belts
Belts
DepartmentAsia

Belts

NameBelts
Artist Artist not recorded
CultureBig Nambas
Place madeMalakula Island, Vanuatu, Oceania, Asia
Credit LineProp Collection
Object numberP.1970.34.4a-d
Description4 belts for boys (to hold up penis sheath before they are allowed to wear bark belts). They are red in color and have tassels on either end. Thin string between the tassels. Big Nambas tribe
Penis wrapper
Artist not recorded
Penis wrapper
Artist not recorded
Colque Huaca
Artist not recorded
Early to mid-20th century
New bride's dress
Artist not recorded
ca. 1900
Beaded Belt
c. 1950-1980
Wedding dress
Artist not recorded
ca. 1900
Poyas (Woven Belt)
Feodora Seledkova
1970s
Poyas (Woven Belt)
Feodora Seledkova
1970s