Belt Item Number: Sf409 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Belt with one end tapered. Other end is finished in seven braids brought to a taper. Woven, patterned ties on each end. Narrow bands in chain link design; green and yellow strips near outer edges, and yellow, purple and white in middle, on pink and red similar design background. Edges have purple and white borders.
History Of Use
The tradition of regionally distinctive dress is still a feature of some of the remote villages of highland Peru. The costumes are a mixture of Spanish influence with surviving indigenous aspects and materials. This belt is worn around the waist, especially on men's high-waisted trousers. The dark red/white colour and diamond-in-warp pattern is typical of Tinta.
Cultural Context
worn by a man or a woman
Item History
- Made by Lucia Machaga Choquai (Maker) in Tinta, Cuzco, Peru before 1978
- Collected by Mary Frame, Kate Gibson, Maureen Maitland and Janet Macquarrie-Kent during 1978
- Owned by Dominica Suni Machaga
- Owned by Maureen Maitland, Janet Macquarrie-Kent, Kate Gibson and Mary Frame before October 10, 1978
- Received from Mary Frame (Seller), Kate Gibson (Seller), Janet Macquarrie-Kent (Seller), Maureen Maitland (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on October 10, 1978
What
- Name
- Belt
- Identification Number
- Sf409
- Type of Item
- belt
- Material
- wool fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 6.5 cm, width 225.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Creator
- Lucia Machaga Choquai (Maker)
- Field Collector
- Mary Frame, Kate Gibson, Maureen Maitland and Janet Macquarrie-Kent
- Previous Owner
- Dominica Suni Machaga, Maureen Maitland, Janet Macquarrie-Kent, Kate Gibson and Mary Frame
- Received from
- Mary Frame (Seller), Kate Gibson (Seller), Janet Macquarrie-Kent (Seller), Maureen Maitland (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tinta, Cuzco, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- before 1978
- Collection Date
- during 1978
- Ownership Date
- before October 10, 1978
- Acquisition Date
- on October 10, 1978
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0490/0013