Ornamental strap · Namibia, Ovambo · ID: 3033264
sold
EUR 200
Size
L: 81 cm
L: 31.9 inch
Description
strong leather strap, dyed in red, embroidered with seven shell discs of various sizes, the back of the shells ground off and the central opening filled with plumb, forming a bowl-shaped knob which was drilled and used for attachment of the shell discs, traces of old age and usage;
worn by men, vertical attached on the back.
The object Ornamental strap with the object ID 3033264 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 509 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.
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