Belt Item Number: 2833/24 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tightly woven green belt with three purple horizontal pinstripes. Decorated with eleven evenly spaced vertical bands of embroidery in multiple colours containing double or triple vertical rows of zigzag design - each section is three zigzags deep. Each section of embroidery is 5.3 x 2.7cm. No embroidery on the reverse side.
Item History
- Made in Guatemala
- Collected during 1980
- Owned by Margaret Laudan before October 31, 2010
- Received from Margaret Laudan (Donor) on October 31, 2010
What
- Name
- Belt
- Identification Number
- 2833/24
- Type of Item
- belt
- Material
- cotton fibre, synthetic fibre ? and dye
- Overall
- height 188.5 cm, width 5.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Maya ?
- Previous Owner
- Margaret Laudan
- Received from
- Margaret Laudan (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Guatemala
When
- Collection Date
- during 1980
- Ownership Date
- before October 31, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on October 31, 2010
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 2833/0024