Belt Item Number: 3705/10 a-d from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Four hoop belts (nong rein) made of bent bamboo grass(?); tied closed with dyed string. Bamboo is lacquered red with horizontal and diagonal gold-yellow stripes along length. Largest belt (part a), has bamboo bent around twice times, and is secured with blue string and orange plastic(?) cord. Other belts are bent around once and secured with pink and green string (part b), green and yellow string (part c), and orange and white string (part d). Interiors of all belts are undecorated.

History Of Use

Used to accompany tube skirts.