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widow belt

The belt consists of a twisted cord laid in 30 turns. The cords are coated with putty or resin. Cord is pulled through eyelets at the ends of the belt.

Data Provider
Übersee-Museum Bremen

Cataloguing data

Object type
worn costume accessories
Dimensions
General: 39 x 17 x 76 cm
Material/Technique
Plant fibre; resin [?]; putty [?] braided; rope work
Current location
Übersee-Museum Bremen
Inventory number
D09157
Other number(s)
http://coll.uebersee-museum.de/v/D09157

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1800-1910
    where
    Admiralty Islands
  • Change of physical control
    when
    not documented
    who
    Ludwig Cohn - Former Possessors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnographic collections

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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