Woven belt. Belt is made of two pices of fabric sewn back to back to increase garment's thickness. It is narrow, with a long fringe of thick braided strands at one end, attached at their tips. Across the surface of both sides are evenly spaced vertical lines of red and tan crossing over thin horizontal lines of bright pink, green, and yellow.

• 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 5.5 cm, width 136.0 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 3133/0013