Belt Item Number: 3151/18 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven wool belt. Garment is long and relatively wide, with a defined rectangular element at one end, and a series of braided cords contained inside a thick rounded edging of pink and green on the other. Decoration includes a dark brown and orange central line with various motifs in tan, and to each side of this a line of red, green and yellow crosses, tan swirls, short horizontal lines in green and pink, and edging of brown and tan squares.
Narrative
Acquired by the donor on a field collecting trip in and around Cuzco, Peru, in 1978.
Item History
- Made in Cuzco, Peru ? before 1978
- Owned by Kate Gibson before February 11, 2016
- Received from Kate Gibson (Donor) on February 11, 2016
What
- Name
- Belt
- Identification Number
- 3151/18
- Type of Item
- belt
- Material
- wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 142.0 cm, width 13.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Previous Owner
- Kate Gibson
- Received from
- Kate Gibson (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cuzco, Peru ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1978
- Ownership Date
- before February 11, 2016
- Acquisition Date
- on February 11, 2016
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3151/18