Collection record · Dress & textiles
Royal Belt (yet)
The collection record classifies this work as garment. It is dated possibly early 1900s. Recorded culture or place: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba Kingdom, Kuba-style maker.
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- Museum title
- Royal Belt (yet)
- Date
- possibly early 1900s
- Culture / origin
- Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba Kingdom, Kuba-style maker
- Materials and technique
- Plant fiber, rawhide or leather, glass beads, seashells, cowrie shells, cloth, and colorant
- Dimensions
- Overall: 139.5 cm (54 15/16 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1994.87
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
Attributed to Kuba peoples of southeast Democratic Republic of Congo, this prestige belt boasts superb craftsmanship. The accumulation of a variety of materials indicates the high status of its wearer. It is made from leather strips and finely accessorized with a combination of intricately patterned bead designs, cowries, seashells, and bells. It would have been worn over a large raffia skirt by a man during ceremonial occasions. It was acquired from the Belgian dealer Jacques Hautelet in 1994.
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