Malian Belt
Collection: Everyday Connections
Object Category: Traditional Clothing and Adornment
Object Type: Belts
Country: Mali
Continent: Africa
Geographic Region: Western Africa
Materials: Leather, Cowrie Shells
length: 31 in;
width: 2.5 in;
Cowrie shells were at one time used as money in the interior of the African continent. Now they are used for strictly decorative purposes, sewn individually onto this strip of leather to make a tie-on belt.
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