Summary
These belts made with human hair string are the type usually worn by men.
Physical Description
A belt made of multiple strands of human hair string and stitched across the bandwith blue and red wool that hang down to form tassels. The red wool stitched around one end holding hair together at other end blue and red length of wool tied to end of belt, rest of wool was knotted three times along length.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Belt
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Maker
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Date Produced
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Date Collected
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Fully Extended
680 mm (Length), 18 mm (Width), 330 mm (Height)
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Type of item
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands