Title
Belt
mid 20th century
Artists
Unknown Artist
No image
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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Western Highlands Province
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Papua New Guinea
- Cultural origin
- probably Wahgi people
- Date
- mid 20th century
- Media categories
- Weaving , Jewellery
- Materials used
- plaited rattan, wood
- Dimensions
- 9.5 cm width; 12.4 width incl. wood ends; 83.0 cm length approx.
- Credit
- Gift of Peter Sack 2016
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 219.2016
- Copyright
- © under the endorsement of the Pacific Islands Museums Association's (PIMA) Code of Ethics
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About
Waistbands and belts were worn by both men and women across the central and southern highlands of Papua New Guinea, in particular by the Wahgi people. Made by men, they were constructed using split strands from a variety of rattan canes and vines, and woven and plaited using a variety of intricate and ingenious patterns.
Belts such as this were usually worn over a larger coil of heavy bark, which protected the delicate nature of this popular form of body adornment. They could be easily removed by the wearer, by unfurling the coiled form.
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Places
Where the work was made
Western Highlands Province