Belt Item Number: A4263 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dance belt. Carved wooden belt in three sections representing Sisiutl; main head and sides are connected by painted strips of cotton cloth. Colours are red, green, black, and white.
History Of Use
Warrior dance belt. Part of the costume of War Dancer, hawinalalh.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Village Island, British Columbia, Canada and 'Mimkwamlis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Alice Mountain
- Received from Alice Mountain (Seller)
What
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Alice Mountain
- Received from
- Alice Mountain (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Village Island, British Columbia, Canada and 'Mimkwamlis, British Columbia, Canada
Other
- Condition
- fair