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Belt

20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woman's belt (kera) of tablet woven cotton. Woven in a complex design of stars, rhomboids and swastikas in silk threads on a purple ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tablet woven cotton, silk threads, tinsel
Brief description
Woman's belt (kera) of tablet woven cotton, Bhutan, 20th century
Physical description
Woman's belt (kera) of tablet woven cotton. Woven in a complex design of stars, rhomboids and swastikas in silk threads on a purple ground.
Dimensions
  • Width: 6.2cm
  • Including fringes length: 246cm
Collection
Accession number
IS.79-1992

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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