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Chief’s Belt

Kuba, 1899-1999

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Kuba

Chief’s Belt

Kuba

Chief’s Belt

Kuba, 1899-1999

Physical Qualities Raffia, cowrie shells, beads, hide, 43 x 1 1/2 in. (109.2 x 3.8 cm.)
Credit Line Anonymous Gift
Object Number 2007.276
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2007; Private Collection, Baltimore, Maryland; Charles Jones

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Kuba

2000–2000

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