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A Man's ceremonial Girdle, Kamano people, Eastern Highlands,…
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Sydney
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29-Mar-2021
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A Man's ceremonial Girdle, Kamano people, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, a traditional man's loin girdle, made of embossed and painted tapa, fibres; the front tapa strips are short, with a finer black skirt below; the back tapa strips are long; there is a twisted tapa connector that goes through the legs. The main belt is coloured red and generously decorated with nassa shells. . Very rare and important dance clothing, length 85 cm, width 13 cm, diameter 35 cm
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Tribal: New Guinean