Belt Item Number: 1646/13 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Red belt with patterned stripes. Wide central band with geometric shapes and bird, animal and building motifs, in green and dark red. Stripes on either side, in green and pink with white squares. White stripes at edges have geometric patterns in pink and blue on white. Braided fringe, joined by string.
Item History
- Made in Taquile, Puno, Peru before November 23, 1993
- Collected during 1994
- Owned by Mary Frame before September 25, 1995
- Received from Mary Frame (Seller) and Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source) on September 25, 1995
What
- Name
- Belt
- Identification Number
- 1646/13
- Type of Item
- belt
- Material
- wool fibre, cotton fibre ? and dye
- Overall
- height 18.5 cm, width 96.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Previous Owner
- Mary Frame
- Received from
- Mary Frame (Seller) and Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Taquile, Puno, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- before November 23, 1993
- Collection Date
- during 1994
- Ownership Date
- before September 25, 1995
- Acquisition Date
- on September 25, 1995
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1646/0013