Belt Item Number: 3187/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Belt of rattan. A long strip of thin wood is curved into a circle and wrapped with thin strips of rattan. On the exterior, the rattan is woven into patterns of ‘x’ shapes, triangles, and blocks of colour in dark brown and light yellow. A seam of green plastic runs horizontally through the centre of the designs. The interior rattan is dark brown and undecorated. At each end, a small stick is attached to aid in fastening the belt.