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Catalog Number

CAS 1991-0004-0012   CAS 1991-0004-0012; Belt
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Belt
Culture Loimi Akha
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Thailand
State/Prov./Dist. Chaing Rai
County
Other Geographic Data Village: Dag Akha
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cotton; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Glass beads; Metal Burmese coins
Description Wide belt made of band of hand woven red cotton fabric; entire front covered with cowrie shells arranged in columns and rows; short glass bead fringe with pendant coins decorate bottom edge; 3 larger coins at one end attach to string ties at opposite end.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 86.0, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 17.0