Name/Title
Black distressed-leather belt with nickel curved buckleEntry/Object ID
2025.1.349Description
Leather belt, coiled for the photograph, roughly 3 cm wide. The grain (outer) face is finished black, now heavily crackled and flaking to reveal a tan leather core; the flesh (inner) face is exposed tan rough leather. The buckle is a single-prong curved (horseshoe/D-form) buckle in plated white metal (nickel/chrome), attached at the strap end by a folded leather loop; a leather keeper is present.Use
belonged to Leopoldo Arúspices GálvezContext
An everyday leather dress/casual belt. No maker's mark or size is present, so manufacturer and origin cannot be established from the object; catalogued descriptively.Collection
The Cabrera Arús family collection, Leopoldo Arús Gálvez collectionClothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
BeltClothing Sex
MaleTextile Details
Material
LeatherColor
BlackNotes
Leather (black-finished grain over tan core; rough flesh side); plated white metal (buckle, prong); thread.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Leopoldo Arús GálvezNotes
ownerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
useCreated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
March 31, 2022Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 17, 2026