Back thong. Loop of dark animal hide with two long strands of hide hanging from it.
Item
Title
Back thong. Loop of dark animal hide with two long strands of hide hanging from it.
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Back Ornament
Ornament
Description
Back thong made from dark animal hide with short dark hair present. Loop of hide with two long strands of hide hanging from it, ending in opal beads. This would be worn around the neck with the long strands down the back, at a celebration to name a new born child.
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Animal; Hide; Skin
Identifier
ETH.ANG2.1438
A36/1438
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust