Embroidered Belt

NameBelt

CultureGheg Albanian/Muslim

Date1930-1950

Place madePec, Kosovo, Eastern Europe, Europe

MediumCotton, wool, metal sequins, plastic beads, metalic thread, and something stiff under embroidered area.

Dimensions77 3/16 × 1 3/8 in. (196 × 3.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Ronald Wixman and Stephen Glaser, A.2015.13.50

Object numberA.2015.13.50

DescriptionThe embroidered area measures 41 cm. Metallic gold stripes are sewn onto yellow or orange grounds. On groundsof same color are geometric shapes in hot pink, green, purple, red and silver. Each of these areas marked by 6 metallic sequins centered with a single yellow plastic bead.