Belt

Museum number:
9-16313
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090016313
Accession number:
Acc.3552
Description:
Sash; cotton plain weave, dyed rust. 3 panels sewn to both ends. Middle panels embroidered with satin stitch in geometric pattern, green, rust, orange, purple on natural plain weave. Bordering panels are rust and white appliqué, triangle design with green, orange, white, purple embroidery on indigo dyed cotton. Fringe is rust, white, and black, attached to top and bottom panels.
Donor:
Marci Winklestein
Collection place:
Southeast Asia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 9-16313, described as Sash; cotton plain weave, dyed rust. 3 panels sewn to both ends. Middle panels embroidered with satin stitch in geometric pattern, green, rust, orange, purple on natural plain weave. Bordering panels are rust and white appliqué, triangle design with green, orange, white, purple embroidery on indigo dyed cotton. Fringe is rust, white, and black, attached to top and bottom panels.

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