woman's belt

woman's belt
woman's belt
Image Rights & Reproductions Requirements
Culture
Nkundo people
Creation date
Collection
Textiles
Materials
raffia palm fiber
Dimensions
5 x 34 x 8 1/4 in.
Currently On View
Credit line
The Eliza M. and Sarah L. Niblack Collection
Accession number
33.1618
Provenance

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Eliza M. and Sarah L. Niblack, Indianapolis: IMA (November 21,1933).
Gallery Label

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African art is more than masks and figures. This belt, collected almost a century ago, attests to the artistic merit of even modest objects without religious or political importance. When worn, the ball-shaped element was at the woman’s lower back.

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