Belt

Museum number:
16-20305
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Alternate number:
MVC-0370 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
belt; 284 cm x 7 cm excluding fringe; warp-faced and two faced; white, tan, blue, yellow, green, burnt orange, and brown warp threads; warp floated designs of anthropomorphic figures of birds, deer, and geometric figures; 11 cm looped fringe at one end;
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
Ecuador
Verbatim coll. place:
Ecuador
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Collection date:
1965-1967
Materials:
Acrylic yarn, Cotton (textile), Wool (textile), and Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Belts (costume accessories)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
Belt or strap
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
width 7 centimeters and length 284 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: Excellent; as purchased;
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Belt, accession number 16-20305, described as belt; 284 cm x 7 cm excluding fringe; warp-faced and two faced; white, tan, blue, yellow, green, burnt orange, and brown warp threads; warp floated designs of anthropomorphic figures of birds, deer, and geometric figures; 11 cm looped fringe at one end;

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