Belt

Museum number:
3-30297
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
MVC-0173 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
RGM belt; 3 1/2" wide by 62-1/2" long plus 18" fringe; coarsely woven; colors run lengthwise and include natural white, red, gold, black and green; black and white, and red and white strips are woven into zigzag patterns.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
Guatemala
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
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
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Belt, accession number 3-30297, described as RGM belt; 3 1/2" wide by 62-1/2" long plus 18" fringe; coarsely woven; colors run lengthwise and include natural white, red, gold, black and green; black and white, and red and white strips are woven into zigzag patterns.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Belt, accession number 3-30297, described as RGM belt; 3 1/2" wide by 62-1/2" long plus 18" fringe; coarsely woven; colors run lengthwise and include natural white, red, gold, black and green; black and white, and red and white strips are woven into zigzag patterns.

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