Belt Item Number: 2813/28 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
The belt has a white base colour that has been decorated with figures and geometric patterns. The edges display alternating orange, red, orange stripes. The front side of the belt contains two bird images and two abstract symbols in red. The back of the belt is mostly white, but it does show the mirror images of the patterns and figures woven into the front of the belt. There is a twisted fringe on one end of the belt.
Item History
- Made in Otavalo, Ecuador
- Owned by Blanca Muratorio and Ricardo Muratorio before August 19, 2010
- Received from Blanca Muratorio (Donor) and Ricardo Muratorio (Donor) on August 19, 2010
What
- Name
- Belt
- Identification Number
- 2813/28
- Type of Item
- belt
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 263.0 cm, width 5.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Previous Owner
- Blanca Muratorio and Ricardo Muratorio
- Received from
- Blanca Muratorio (Donor) and Ricardo Muratorio (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Otavalo, Ecuador
When
- Ownership Date
- before August 19, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on August 19, 2010
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2813/0028