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Belt3448/10

Belt with repeating red and white geometric design with vertical stripes and zigzags on either end. Each side has a solid blue, red, and light blue stripe. Six plaited tassels at each end.

Culture
Huichol ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3363/3

Beaded belt with flap and long beaded neck strap. The belt is composed of two long rectangular strips of hide overlaid with red wool trade cloth that attach to a wide rectangular section of hide at centre. The two strips attach at the back with two mismatched metal buttons. The front section has a flap with red wool facing out, and interior lined with a burgundy with brown floral fabric. All edges finished with blue binding and edged with white beads. The strap is composed of two long pieces of red wool back with beige fabric attached at the neck. The strap has four matching beaded designs in light blue, light brown-yellow and black. The belt flap has three similar sun-like designs in a row in black, white, light pink, light blue, dark blue, and yellow-green. Two more mirrored beaded designs are on each hip in light blue, navy blue, light pink, violet and dark green.

Culture
Tahltan ?
Material
metal, skin, wool fibre, cotton fibre and glass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3305/12

Thin striped belt with twisted fringe on either side. Belt is dark blue with wide dark green stripe down the middle, trimmed on the top and bottom with dark red stripes. Fringe on left is three strands and fringe on right is a single strand.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
cotton fibre ?
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3314/4

Heavy white, multi-stranded, beaded belt. Worn by women. Belt secured in front; secured with braided fabric on either side of the belt. Fabric is white with dark green, light green and beige stripes. One sky blue-coloured bead is in a strand, towards centre of belt. A single black-coloured and a single yellow-coloured bead in a strand, close together, towards right side of belt. A single dark blue-coloured bead in a strand towards right side of belt.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
plastic and fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3274/18

Belt composed of tiny carved and polished coconut shell discs strung on four strands, with sections separated by alternating turtle shell and clam shell dividers. The strap is composed of plaited grass(?) with fringed ends. The two straps are tied together by grass(?).

Culture
Yapese
Material
coconut shell, turtle shell, clam shell and grass ?
Made in
Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3295/50

Belt composed of several sections of fabric. At centre, a section of bright green with floral pattern calico fabric, made of two pieces of fabric stitched together. This is bordered on each side by two sections of red textile, embroidered with various geometric designs and layered with small pieces of fabric. Each end has long, dark blue tassels.

Culture
“Unknown” ?
Material
cotton fibre ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3239/3

Beaded leather belt with silver buckle. On a long, thin piece of pliable brown leather are sewn small, blue glass beads with three similar areas of patterning located across the centre of the belt. Pattern is a pair of triangles in green, silver and red with points facing each other, backed by green and silver vertical lines. A round silver buckle is attached at one end, with three holes bored through the leather at the other. Back is undecorated.

Culture
Kainai
Material
skin, glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3239/2

Beaded leather belt. On a long piece of tough dark brown hide are sewn small glass beads creating three similar blocks of pattern located in the centre of the belt, equal distance from each other. Dark blue diamonds and triangles sit in a light blue background, sided by colour blocks of rust coloured beads, with vertical stripes of yellow and white or light blue. The long edges of the belt have think boarders of light blue beading.

Culture
Kainai
Material
skin, glass and cotton fibre
Made in
Alberta, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Woman's Belt3080/41

Belt. Textile is made of thin cotton, now tan in colour, heavily embroidered along its length in red and blue wool thread. Vertical lines start widely spaced and move closer until it is one continuous pattern of alternating colours in triangle, diamond, linear and X-shaped motifs. Opposite end holds strands of long, light tan coloured fringe.

Culture
Bhutanese
Material
cotton fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Bhutan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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