Belt Item Number: H1.123 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Belt with a geometric design in hot pink, purple, brown, red, off-white, and orange. Bordered with red along the edges and finished with a braided fringe at one end, each braid attached toghether at the top with a band of woven red wool wrapped around them and tied.
Cultural Context
worn by women
Item History
- Made in Ecuador
- Collected between 1934 and 1954
- Owned by Klara Adler before July 10, 1960
- Received from Klara Adler (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) on July 10, 1960
What
- Name
- Belt
- Identification Number
- H1.123
- Type of Item
- belt
- Material
- wool fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and braided
- Overall
- height 7.5 cm, width 151.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Andes ?
- Previous Owner
- Klara Adler
- Received from
- Klara Adler (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ecuador
When
- Collection Date
- between 1934 and 1954
- Ownership Date
- before July 10, 1960
- Acquisition Date
- on July 10, 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0056/0083