MVC-0283 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Belt; over all 273 cm; woven belt 98 cm; woven ties one 62 cm, the other 67 cm; narrow woven bands (jacimas) knotted to each end;green and white woven band is looped onto end warps of belt before weaving. belt ; red natural cream, yellow, green, pink; warpwise bands with birds, a cat or lizard motif, geometric figures; one band green and natural cream-pink edge; 2nd red white, hellow green with pink edge.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
South America; Peru
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Collection date:
1965
Materials:
Synthetic 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 by cargardos (porters) to help carry loads
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
length 273 centimeters and width 98 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation; some staining, showing primarily in natural cream color areas along edges.