Belt Item Number: 3133/13 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven belt. Belt is made of two pices of fabric sewn back to back to increase garment's thickness. It is narrow, with a long fringe of thick braided strands at one end, attached at their tips. Across the surface of both sides are evenly spaced vertical lines of red and tan crossing over thin horizontal lines of bright pink, green, and yellow.
Narrative
This collection (3133/1-35) was brought to Vancouver by the donor's father's family, when they moved here from Bolivia in the 1940s.
Item History
- Made in Bolivia before 1950
- Owned by Elspeth Webster
- Owned by Catherine Webster before October 2, 2015
- Received from Catherine Webster (Donor) on October 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Belt
- Identification Number
- 3133/13
- Type of Item
- belt
- Material
- wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 5.5 cm, width 136.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua ?
- Previous Owner
- Elspeth Webster and Catherine Webster
- Received from
- Catherine Webster (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bolivia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1950
- Ownership Date
- before October 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on October 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3133/0013