Strap

Museum number:
5-7029
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
7 (?) (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
Strap; two-strand braided sisal; l. 545 cm. Used by women for tying up loads to carry on back. Load is tied with the two ends of the strap and the central part of the strap is placed over the head. The load is supported on the small of the back.
Donor:
Ronald J. Clarke and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ukambani, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Kenya; Ukambani; Kamba (Murdock...44:2)
Culture or time period:
Kamba
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Collection date:
1965
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
Strap is made by men.
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Strap, accession number 5-7029, described as Strap; two-strand braided sisal; l. 545 cm. Used by women for tying up loads to carry on back. Load is tied with the two ends of the strap and the central part of the strap is placed over the head. The load is supported on the small of the back.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Strap, accession number 5-7029, described as Strap; two-strand braided sisal; l. 545 cm. Used by women for tying up loads to carry on back. Load is tied with the two ends of the strap and the central part of the strap is placed over the head. The load is supported on the small of the back.

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