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Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 5-856, described as Ambo hip belt with four ivory ornaments.

Hearst Museum object titled Button, accession number 5-840, described as Made by men. The hard ivory is softened for carving by placing it in the siol of the urinals. The designs are incised and then filled with soot.

Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 5-856, described as Ambo hip belt with four ivory ornaments.

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Hearst Museum object titled Button, accession number 5-840, described as Made by men. The hard ivory is softened for carving by placing it in the siol of the urinals. The designs are incised and then filled with soot.

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