Reed back strap decorated with a cog and two conus shells either side.
Item
Title
Reed back strap decorated with a cog and two conus shells either side.
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Back Ornament
Ornament
Description
Doubled circular plaited lines of reed/twine [5 deep]. Thong at the top for tying. Decorated with 3 side pieces of conus, and with a tiny conus head and copper cog in the centre. Conus attachment by a knot on the outer side of the shell and the two ends fixed at the break of the strap through the centre perforation of the shell. Possibly worn by a young female. [FHM21/06/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Contributor
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.314
A37/314
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust