Belt
MOA: University of British Columbia
3305/11
Long, thin belt with fringe on either side. Belt has wide indigo stripe down middle. Above central stripe are thin light blue, white, pink, red, indigo, orange, yellow, light green and black stripes. Same thin stripe pattern mirrored below central stripe. Left edge of belt bordered with pink braided thread that joins fringe on side. Right edge of belt, on back, has a black loop.
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Narrative
Made for Brian Zapf by the King's royal tailor when he was a teacher in Bhutan in the 1970s.
- Type of Item belt
- Culture Bhutanese
- Material cotton fibre
- Measurements height 4.1 cm, width 240.8 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Jennifer Kramer
- Received from Jennifer Kramer
- Made in Bhutan
- Creation Date during 1975
- Collection Date during 1975
- Ownership Date before July 7, 2018
- Acquisition Date on July 7, 2018
- Item Classes textiles
- Condition good
- Accession Number 3305/0011