Dancing belt

Museum number:
11-14645
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110014645
Accession number:
Acc.1198
Description:
Women's dancing belt of shell discs, coconut shells discs and tortoise shell, 7 strands
Donor:
David M. Schneider
Collection place:
Yap Main Islands, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia
Verbatim coll. place:
Yaps, Caroline Is.
Culture or time period:
Yap
Collector:
David M. Schneider
Collection date:
1947
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1956
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Dancing belt, accession number 11-14645, described as Women's dancing belt of shell discs, coconut shells discs and tortoise shell, 7 strandsHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Dancing belt, accession number 11-14645, described as Women's dancing belt of shell discs, coconut shells discs and tortoise shell, 7 strands
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Dancing belt, accession number 11-14645, described as Women's dancing belt of shell discs, coconut shells discs and tortoise shell, 7 strands

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