Accession No
1932.100 C
Description
Long woven sheep's wool belt. Cream along the long edges; four plaited fringes at each end, but only two currently present at one end; geometric pattern in dark brown consisting of lines and triangles.
Place
Americas; South America; Paraguay; ?Gran Chaco; Chaco
Period
Source
Beadle, L. C. [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1932.100 C
Cultural Affliation
Lengwa Indians
Material
Cloth; Wool
Local Term
Measurements
80mm x 2580mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Original description for 1932.100 A-E: 'Five woven coloured sheep's wool belts with various designs. Worn by men and women. A & B: Brown and white. C: Black and white. D: Purple and white. E: Red and white.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Related Documents)
See note attached to catalogue card for the meaning of the patterns. The writer is a missionary among the Chaco Indians.
Event Date 1932
Author: maa
Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.6040 | Freezing
Event Date 11/10/2024
Author: Kirsty Kernohan
Description (Physical description)
Long woven sheep's wool belt. Cream along the long edges; four plaited fringes at each end, but only two currently present at one end; geometric pattern in dark brown consisting of lines and triangles.
Event Date 3/9/2024
Author: Nora J. Klages-Miller
FM:319041
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