Pregnancy Belt
date: label: Accession Date
content: 28 Mar 2008
label: Collection Date
content: 1961
name: label: Collector
content: Rev. Jan C. Walker
label: Donor Name
content: Rev. Jan C. Walker
notes: label: Notes
content: Belt made from 7 strands of black and white beads, strung on natural fibers. Ends are woven, then braided. The center strand of beads is broken. According to the donor, this is a pregnancy belt. "The woman who gave it to me only wanted me to pray for her. The missionary said she used most of her retirement to give me that belt". See also catalog number E400971, a very similar beaded belt, also from Yap.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Yap Island, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Micronesian
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2044795
label: USNM Number
content: E433022-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Belt
physicalDescription: label: Total Length - Including Ends
content: 130 cm
label: Maximum Width
content: 5 cm