Circumcision belt/women's belt

Object/Artifact

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The Michael Klein Collection at The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah

Name/Title

Circumcision belt/women's belt

Entry/Object ID

K_0673

Tags

storage

Description

Belt made from thick, broad, green strip of cotton fabric with small silver ornaments in recurrent pattern sewn on. Buckle large and dome-shaped, with vegetal patterns and parcel gilt octagonal star, with suspended chain with decorative hook at end. Long chain with belt loop sewn on between ornaments, or with adjacent cloth loop. A belt like this would be strapped around the baby following the circumcision ceremony; according to other sources, in Iraqi Kurdistan it was worn as a women's belt (the placement of the belt loop on the present belt suggests it was strapped around the baby).

Made/Created

Place

City

Sulaymaniyah

* Untyped Place

Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq

Continent

Asia

Region

Middle East

Notes

Date made: late 19th century/early 20th century

Dimensions

Width

8.5 cm

Length

80 cm

Material

Silver (parcel gilt), cast, repousse, and engraved; amber; cotton fabric