belt (waist ornament)

Belt made of dark blue, light blue and white beads sewn onto a length of blue and beige striped textile, with pink beads at each end. The beads are sewn on in four curved strips, and there are lengths of bare textile at each end of the belt, with white beads sewn onto the edges.

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