Belt

Museum number:

16-20352

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Accession number:

Acc.4734

Description:

Andean sash/belt (faja). Reversible weave; dark brown, tan, caramel, moven in alternating diamond pattern. One end finished with six braided strands that are joined at the end. Width: 4 centimeters. Length: 108 centimeters. Wool.

Donor:

Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale

Collection place:

South America

Verbatim coll. place:

Peru or Bolivia

Collector:

Rachel Gould Mossman

Collection date:

1965

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Belts (costume accessories)

Function:

2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements

Accession date:

June 23, 2006

Department:

South America (except Ancient Peru)

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