Leather studded belt (part of a man's costume with 3052/25-32). The belt is wide, made of stiffened brown leather covered in silver plastic studs in several shapes: triangular, circular, flower and ovoid that make up a set of repeating patterns. A large rectangular buckle is attached to the belt. It has a silver plate at centre engraved with short lines that make up a pattern of concentric designs. Interspersed are circles of red and green and small dots of orange and blue. The underside of the belt is undecorated white leather, with a brown flap at end opposite the buckle that contains two rows of holes.

• Narrative

  Early 20th century Hutsul style man's costume, of the village of Kosmach, in the Kosiv district, in the Ivano Frankivsk region, Ukraine.

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• Type of Item belt
• Culture Ukrainian
• Material leather skin, aluminium metal, metal, plastic
• Measurements height 1.5 cm, width 104.5 cm, depth 9.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Yaroslava Gloria Tatarniuk
• Received from Yaroslava Gloria Tatarniuk

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• Made in Ukraine

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• Ownership Date before March 13, 2014
• Acquisition Date on March 13, 2014

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• Condition good
• Accession Number 3052/0028