Beaded Belt
Unidentified Sentani maker
about 1930-1940; collected 1945
Nassa shell, bark fiber string, and brown, black, and blue glass beads
Overall: 24 × 2 3/8 in. (61 × 6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Acquired by exchange from Professor Elmer Harp, Jr.
54.57.13206
Geography
Place Made: Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
Period
20th century
Object Name
Clothing: Accessory
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Exhibition History
Changing Traditions in Pacific Art, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Anthropology 38, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 7-November 10, 2002.
Provenance
Elmer Harp, Jr., Hanover, New Hampshire; by exchange (#90) to present collection, 1954.
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