Leather Belt
Maker
Unknown, Quechua
DateLate 20th C.
MediumLeather/hide, pigment
Dimensions30” L (belt only) or 40” L (with straps) x 4 1/4” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by the Mortimer C. Howe Fund
Object numberNLA1994.18.HOW
DescriptionWide brown leather belt with two straps and buckles. Decorated with scalloped leather over flap at top edge; tooling and pigment to form triangle and diamond patterns enclosed in rectangles three times around belt; large and small grommets that follow the geometric patterns as well as decorating the over flap. Small birds painted six times into triangles near the top of the belt; some have metal grommets at stomach and eyes. Cross pattern in each center diamond.
ClassificationsPersonal Accessories
Collections
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