Belt

Name/Title

Belt

Entry/Object ID

1989.05.001.003

Description

Hand woven belt. A light pink, thick cotton yarn makes up the belts weft; thinner black, pink and yellow threads run along the warp. The warp threads are braided on both ends of the belt, and one end is longer than the other. Multicolored figures, animals and geometric symbols are embroidered on the belt's entire length (in yellow, white, green, blue, pink, orange, plum, maroon).

Artwork Details

Medium

cotton, embroidery thread

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Trique/triqui people

Dimensions

Height

84-3/8 in

Width

1/16 in

Length

2-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

82.5'' length 2.5'' width