DepartmentTextiles-Asia
Beaded girdle / hilot l'minot
NameBelt
Artist
Artist not recorded
CultureT'boli
Date1930s-1950s
Place madeSouthern Mindanao Island, Southern Cotabato province, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
MediumGlass beads, abacá (banana leaf stems fiber), brass buckle and bells
Dimensions9 3/4 × 34 3/4 in. (24.765 × 88.2652 cm)
Credit LineGift of Earl & Shari Kessler
Object numberA.2024.11.6
Collections
Provenancepurchased from dealers, public markets, and artists while living in Asia primarily in the 1990s
DescriptionA beaded belt with metal pentagon shaped buckles. 7 squares of beaded designs consisting of a mirrored zigzag line pattern, and alternating checkered squares. The beads are white, black, green, yellow, red, and blue. Hanging down from the belt is beaded fringe with metal balls at the end of each fringe.Style worn for special occasions. The tradition of brass casting is called kem tau temwel and uses clay molds
ca 1900
Early 20th century
Early -mid 20th century
1964
20th century
ca. 1920
