- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Pistol holster and cartridge holder attached to belt made from a seat-belt [SM 15/10/2007]
- Long description
- Pistol holster belt. The main belt is made from a recycled car seat-belt. The seat-belt comes from a Japanese car. Attached to the belt are a pistol holster, two pockets for cartridges and several holders for bullets. All of these are made in a brown material which appears to be leather with a synthetic covering. The pistol holster is stitched and riveted. The holster has also been stamped with decorative designs. The cartridge and bullet holders have also been stitched. The holster and the cartridge holders are closed with a metal popper (press-stud) which is stamped with 'USA' and a rough version of the American flag. The clasp or buckle of the belt is formed by the seat-belt clasp. [MdeA 15/11/99]
- Geographical reference
- North West Frontier Province Peshawar Bazaar Serajan behind Chowk Yadgar
- Person
- Maker Malik Ghulam
- Maker Kebria Siraj
- Field collector Marina de Alarcón
- Field collector Mark Axworthy
- PRM source Marina de Alarcón
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 25/09/1999
- Date collected
- 25 September 1999
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 18/10/1999
- Materials and processes
- Material Plastic Synthetic, Material Synthetic Textile, Material Metal, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Recycled, Process Stitched, Process Riveted, Process Stamped, Process Woven
- Dimensions
- Length: max 202 mm holster, Length: max 477 mm buckled, Length: max 1007 mm unbuckled, Width: max 50 mm belt
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1999.33.48
- Associated publications
- Illustrated as fig. 27 on page 30 of Transformations: The Art of Recycling, by Jeremy Coote, Chris Morton, and Julia Nicholson (Oxford: Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, 2000). (LP 21/6/2000)
Search terms: Transport and Travel, Firearm Weapon, Clothing, Holster, Firearm Accessory, Carrying Device, Belt