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Belt

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Accession no.: Z: 262
Title: Belt
Description: Belt, cartridge. Tunumiit (East Greenlanders) type ? Kalaallit Nunaata Tunua (East Greenland) ?
Object type: Belt
Classified name:
Current cultural affiliation: Tunumiit type ?
Former cultural affiliation: East Greenlanders ?
Current place name: Kalaallit Nunaata Tunu ?
Former place name: East Greenland ?
Keyword(s): Hunting equipment
Number of items: 1
Full description:

Belt: Cartridge. Made from two pieces of cream dehaired seal skin. Rectangular in shape, tapering slightly towards curved ends. Each end is overlaid with rectangular panel of cream dehaired seal skin sewn with sinew stitches to form 12 ridges for insertion of cartridges. Centre is decorated with skin mosaic in geometric design of 4 x repeated X-motifs alternating with 3 x repeated diamond motifs in pink, light blue, black, yellow, red, and green skin. Smaller diamond and cross motifs in pink, red, yellow, green and black skin are interspersed throughout. Backed with cream fabric
Related records:
  • 256 to Z: 263
Dimensions: Image:
  • Width: 76mm; height: ?mm; length: 950mm; diameter: ?mm; depth: ?mm