| Catalog Number | CAS 2017-0002-0013 | ![]() |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yap | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Western Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1945 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Coconut shell; Clam shell; Coconut shell husk | |
| Description | Belt composed of double strand of large, brown, coconut shell disk beads, all of roughly the same size; Sections of brown shell beads are divided by larger, rectangular white clam shell beads which span the length of the double strand; Four white clam shell disk beads are clustered together on one strand near the proximal end; Ends have additional rectangular beads of both clam and coconut shell, and are knotted together to form continuous strand. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.6, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 69.0 |