Object class: Worn costume accessories / Media available: legacy documentation / Function: 7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 5-14576, described as Money belt, "ukenda." Goat leather stitched with white cotton thread with a metal belt buckle. Length 94 centimeters, width 5.5 centimeters. Made by men of the Wasiyu and is buckled around the Kikoi (male skirt) as decoration, holding knives and storing money by Swahili men.

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 9-16378, described as Money Belt: twined cotton in white, red, blue with brass buttons. Length 81 cm., width 6.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 9-16379, described as Money Belt: cotton, looped (?) in white, red and blue. Length 92.5 cm., width 6.1 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Head covering, accession number 9-14892, described as Head covering (hattah). Red cotton rectangle embroidered at top with varicolored silk squared with star-like designs around edges; button closure; top- trimmed with six white cowries (3 pairs), 3 Ottoman coins (1908). 1 1938 Farouk coin; stone weight; 3 linear overlay panels with diamonds and triangles in printed cloth; base trimmed with green and rust tassels, beads and 5 1917 Sultan Mussein Kamel coins. Length: 1 m, not including tassels. Width: 36,8 cm. Materials: cotton cloth, silver coins, silk crossstitch embroider, glass seed beads, white cowries (local); mother of pearl buttons; jasper (river peddle, irregular shape). Context: everyday head covering of women, any age. Trails down back. One stone weight in place, the other missing.

Hearst Museum object titled Metal bracelet, accession number 5-6332, described as Money; brass; circular, open-ended; dia. 6 cm; h. 6 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Metal bracelet, accession number 5-6333, described as Money; brass; circular, open-ended; dia. 6 cm; h. 6 cm.