Belt / Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.168
- Title
- Belt
- Artist Nationality
- Congolese (Zairean)
- Medium and Support
- raffia cloth, thread, cowrie shells and glass beads
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
- Dimensions
- 125 cm x 4.2 cm x 1 cm (49 3/16 in. x 1 5/8 in. x 3/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Costume and Costume Accessory
- Primary Object Type
- belt
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- belt
- belts (costume accessories)
- kuba (democratic republic of congo)
- raffiawork
- shells
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- beads and sets of beads
- beadwork
- central and equatorial african styles
- central democratic republic of congo styles
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by composition
- object genres
- object genres by form
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- shell and shell material
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- western democratic republic of congo styles
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1287 x 977
- File Size
- 80 KB
- Record
- 1985/1.168
- Link to this Item
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"Belt; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-1.168/1985_1.168.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 04, 2024.