Black distressed-leather belt with nickel curved buckle

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

Black distressed-leather belt with nickel curved buckle

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.349

Description

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 Gálvez

Context

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 collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Belt

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Material

Leather

Color

Black

Notes

Leather (black-finished grain over tan core; rough flesh side); plated white metal (buckle, prong); thread.

Dimensions

Length

113 cm

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Leopoldo Arús Gálvez

Notes

owner

Related Places

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

use

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

March 31, 2022

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 17, 2026