Kuba Ceremonial Beaded Belt They were supplying biological specimens

They were supplying biological specimens in the mid to late 20th Century

It has a cylindrical body with copious tooled decoration and angled  terminals

The teeth are often preserved and found in sediments in the North Sea

Chicago Illinois and on the other it has MDI printed in France

There are still a lot of very small numbered stickers on the model which would have referred to a key for identification of the structures

Kuba Ceremonial Beaded Belt They were supplying biological specimensAn early example of a Kuba beaded belt from the DRC. There are a few cowries missing as can be seen in the photos. On the reverse you can see that it is stitched with plant fibres onto a rough hessian type backing. This measures 91cm long and 6cm at its widest. Beads and royalty are closely linked in Africa. For centuries, African rulers accumulated valuable, locally made and imported beads. They also controlled their distribution and use. The