Belt

Museum number:
16-20279
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
MVC-0286 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Peruvian belt [faja]: 8.5cm x 166 cm, plus warp braided fringe of 10cm [top] and 15cm [bottom]. Reversible color pattern of pink & white rectangles; green/yellow/pink borders w/ letters used in design elements [“t”, “n”, “s”]. Center figures geometric; flower, bird, llama, monkey; yellow and purple warp thread design runs down the center; Completely warp pattern weave. Pattern colors reverse on opposite side.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
South America; Peru
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Materials:
Cotton (textile), Synthetic, Weft [reassign], and Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories)
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
Used for tying and carrying bundles/items
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
width 8.5 centimeters and length 166 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: new-purchased
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 16-20279, described as Peruvian belt [faja]: 8.5cm x 166 cm, plus warp braided fringe of 10cm [top] and 15cm [bottom]. Reversible color pattern of pink & white rectangles; green/yellow/pink borders w/ letters used in design elements [“t”, “n”, “s”]. Center figures geometric; flower, bird, llama, monkey; yellow and purple warp thread design runs down the center; Completely warp pattern weave. Pattern colors reverse on opposite side.

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