DepartmentTextiles-Europe

Prmen kolan

NameBelt

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Dateca. 1925

Place madeKyustendi, Bulgaria, Europe

MediumWool, metallic thread

Dimensions45 11/16 × 2 13/16 in. (116 × 7.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Bernard and Susan Ziobro, A.2016.1.14

Object numberA.2016.1.14

DescriptionBelt of woven stripes of mainly silver and gold metallic threads, interspersed with rows of red, green blue, and brown wools forming a small pattern. The ends are fringed in red---one side ( .5 cm) and the other end a broader red with brown stripe (4.5cm). The material is sewn together over a heavy chip board for stiffness.