Belt Item Number: B415 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
The belt is long and narrow with silver beads sewn onto a doubled red wool band. The beads are sewn in five long rows and completely cover the red band except for the ends. The fibre used for sewing is brown.
Item History
- Made in Kalimantan, Indonesia before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1930
- Owned by Nina Burnett-Potts before 1953
- Received from Nina Burnett-Potts (Donor) during 1953
What
- Name
- Belt
- Identification Number
- B415
- Type of Item
- belt
- Material
- silver metal, fibre, copper alloy metal and wool fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- beaded
- Overall
- height 104.5 cm, width 2.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Bidayuh
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett and Nina Burnett-Potts
- Received from
- Nina Burnett-Potts (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kalimantan, Indonesia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1930 and before 1953
- Acquisition Date
- during 1953
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles; beadwork
- Condition
- poor