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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1895–1905
Raffia, cotton cloth, cowry shells, glass beads, and brass bells
92.451
1940–1960
Wood, cowry shells, cotton cloth, sacrificial matter, plastic beads, nails, and traces of indigo
97.811.A,.B
1920–1929
Lace, pod-shaped beads, seed beads, rhinestones, cloth flowers, and wire frame
96.1782
Karl Lagerfeld
1985–1989
Velvet, silk chiffon, silk satin, beads, sequins, and plastic
98.650.A-.D
Bob Mackie
c. 1989
Silk, bugle beads, paillettes, seed beads, large beads, and rhinestones
98.502
Karl Lagerfeld
1984–1985
Polyester, rayon lining, bugle beads, sequins, seed beads, paste gems, metallic embroidery thread, and metallic coil
2000.500
Hubert de Givenchy
1985
Organza, beads, sequins, raffia, and silk thread
97.511.A-.C