Dogon Belt, Vintage, Leather with Brass Crowns and Shells, 36" Long

JSD-52

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  • Vintage Dogon belt composed of leather base with attached well-worn and probably antique brass "crowns" and finely worked shell sections.
  • Being far from the ocean, these shells were valuable trade goods in desert-like Dogon country.
  • Collected in Mali in 1971 by Joyce Diamanti, bead collector, researcher, writer, editor and educator.