Belt Item Number: 3305/11 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Long, thin belt with fringe on either side. Belt has wide indigo stripe down middle. Above central stripe are thin light blue, white, pink, red, indigo, orange, yellow, light green and black stripes. Same thin stripe pattern mirrored below central stripe. Left edge of belt bordered with pink braided thread that joins fringe on side. Right edge of belt, on back, has a black loop.

Narrative

Made for Brian Zapf by the King's royal tailor when he was a teacher in Bhutan in the 1970s.

Item History

What

Name
Belt
Identification Number
3305/11
Type of Item
belt
Material
cotton fibre ?
Overall
height 4.1 cm, width 240.8 cm

Who

Culture
Bhutanese
Previous Owner
Jennifer Kramer
Received from
Jennifer Kramer (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Bhutan

When

Creation Date
during 1975
Collection Date
during 1975
Ownership Date
before July 7, 2018
Acquisition Date
on July 7, 2018

Other

Item Classes
textiles
Condition
good
Accession Number
3305/0011