Unknown African
Belt

CultureKuba peoples
Titles
  • Belt
Date1900–1970
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumCloth, shells, beads
Dimensions58 1/2 × 1 5/8 × 1/2 inches (148.6 × 4.1 × 1.25 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.750
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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