Belt
| Origin | Wapo Creek |
|---|---|
| Title | Belt |
| Date | Ca. 1910 |
| Medium | Bark and pigment |
| Dimensions | Object: 46 × 3 3/16 × 9 1/2 in. (116.8 × 8.1 × 24.1 cm) Overall: 46 × 3 3/16 × 9 1/2 in. (116.8 × 8.1 × 24.1 cm) |
| Credit Line | Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 63.79 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
A brown and white bark belt with finely carved ornamental designs, which are abstracted human figures.
Used in several areas of New Guinea as markers of adult male status and for protection, bark belts are formed by heating the bark several times and wrapping it around an individual's waist. The double figure design found on this example is common and is likely to represent ancestral spirits that held importance to the owner.
Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.
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"Belt | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=63.79