Woven belt. Belt is wide, with a fringe of thick woven strands on one end, attached at their tips. Across surface of garment is scattered small animals, birds, foliage, and pinwheel motifs in no particular order, coloured a light tan on a background of thin stripes of black, red and green. Colour scheme is reversed on back side of belt. End opposite the fringe is densely patterned in horizontal lines.

• Narrative

  This collection (3133/1-35) was brought to Vancouver by the donor's father's family, when they moved here from Bolivia in the 1940s.

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• Type of Item belt
• Culture Quechua
• Material wool fibre, dye
• Measurements height 12.5 cm, width 143.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Elspeth Webster, Catherine Webster
• Received from Catherine Webster

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• Made in Bolivia

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• Creation Date before 1950
• Ownership Date before October 2, 2015
• Acquisition Date on October 2, 2015

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3133/0011