Bachelor Belt
ca. early 20th century (made)
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Handwoven white warp and weft cotton. It is decorated with geometric patterns in red and black wool supplementary weft technique. Ends finished with long tassels of strung white cowrie beads, black pom-poms and fine cotton red braid.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Cotton. Dye. Cowrie Beads. Braid. Plain and supplementary weft weave. Dyeing. |
| Brief description | A bachelor belt of a man of one of the hill tribes of Kachin State northern Burma. Plain and supplementary weave with traditional geometric patterns in red and black finished with tassels of cowrie beads, pom-poms and red braid. c. early 20th century. |
| Physical description | Handwoven white warp and weft cotton. It is decorated with geometric patterns in red and black wool supplementary weft technique. Ends finished with long tassels of strung white cowrie beads, black pom-poms and fine cotton red braid. |
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| Object history | A Kachin bachelor's belt is the first item that a young Kachin girl learns to weave. She begins first with the lining in a plain weave and then progresses to simple traditional geometric patterns in a supplementary weft or tapestry weave on the front side. These belts are presented to young men by their relatives and sweethearts. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.145-1993 |
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| Record created | March 23, 2004 |
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