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Belt

Object PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Medium/TechniqueFineley-woven fiber, possibly raffia; covered in glass seed-beads with cowrie shells
DimensionsImage: 2.5 x 3.8 x 104.1 cm (1 x 1 1/2 x 41 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dwight B. and Anna Cooper Heath, in memory of their son, David B. Heath
Accession number2008.1514
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBy 2004, Dwight B. Heath, Providence, RI; 2008, gift of Dwight B. Heath and Anna C. Heath to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 17, 2008)
20th–mid 20th century
Hat
Artist Unidentified
20th century, 1950–2000
Mask (bwoom)
Artist Unidentified
20th century
Bag
18th–19th century
Beaded Apron (Cache-sexe)
late 20th century
Beaded Bag
late 20th century
Artist Unidentified
20th century
Woman's tunic
mid-20th century
Male Figure
Artist Unidentified
20th century, 1950–2000
Hat
Artist Unidentified
20th century, 1950–2000