Accession No
1929.448
Description
A cartridge belt made from a rectangular strip of red leather with a green and gold brocade front with a line of cartridges, edged in brown leather. Brass buckle at one end; a flap of brocade covering a red leather flap with belt holes at the other end.
Place
Africa; East Africa; Ethiopia
Period
Source
Unwin, Joseph Daniel (Dr) [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1929.448
Cultural Affliation
Material
Leather; Cloth; ?Silk; ?Cotton; ?Gold; Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Brass
Local Term
Measurements
990mm
Events
Context (Acquisition Details)
Collected and donated by J. D. Unwin of Peterhouse College.
Event Date 1929
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Gold-brocaded cartridge belt.'
Event Date 1929
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A cartridge belt made from a rectangular strip of red leather with a green and gold brocade front with a line of cartridges, edged in brown leather. Brass buckle at one end; a flap of brocade covering a red leather flap with belt holes at the other end.
Event Date 22/2/2022
Author: Emily Shorter
Conservation (Pest Debris Removed)
CON.2022.5288 | Pest Debris Removed
Event Date 25/2/2022
Author: Ayesha Fuentes
FM:105981
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