Belt consisting of a woven length of textile with plaited fringing at either end. [FC 12/03/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Belt consisting of a woven length of textile with plaited fringing at either end. [FC 12/03/2010]
Long description: Belt consisting of a woven length of textile with plaited fringing at either end and two narrow black/brown stripes approximately 15 mm wide and 12 mm apart running down the centre of the textile. Part of a man's outfit, the other items being a poncho [2010.13.4], a pair of trousers [2010.13.6] and two fique woven helmets [2010.13.7 & .8] [FC 12/03/2010]
Geographical reference: Colombia
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Colombia; Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Cultural groups: Arhuaco
Person: Field collector Benjamin Curry; PRM source Donald Tayler
Date
Acquisition information: Donated: 11/06/2009 Acquired: 17/02/2010
Materials and processes: Material Textile, Material Pigment, Process Woven, Process Stitched, Process Dyed, Process Plaited
Dimensions: Width: max 70 mm, Length: max 1180 mm excluding tassels
Object numbers: Accession number: 2010.13.5
Research and responses: Notes taken with the donor: The brown/black stripe on the textile is made from a natural dye. This belt is part of a complete outfit comprising of a manta (ma-ku) [poncho] [2010.13.4], trousers [2010.13.6], and a fique helmet [2010.13.7 & .8]. [FC 11/03/2010]

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