Tube Skirt Belt Item Number: 3587/51 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Three separate belt styles - red hoop belts (seven hoops currently tied together; part a), black multistrand string belt (part b), and a fabric belt with a metal coil around it (part c).There are seven hoop belts of bent bamboo grass(?) or rattan(?) that have been lacquered red which have been tied together with red and green string. The multistrand belt is made of coiled loops of twisted black fibre which has been tied together with red and green string. The fabric belt is a strip of cloth with metal coiled around the midsection. One end of the fabric has several knots along it, possibly incorporating more cloth.
History Of Use
The red hoops and black string belts would all be worn together around the waist, over a tube-skirt, e.g., 3587/50.
Narrative
The donor wrote a book on Palong people who crossed into Thailand: ‘The Palaung in Northern Thailand’. Written by Michael C. Howard and Wattana Wattanapun, published by Silkworm Books in Chiang Mai.
Item History
- Made between 1990 and 1995
- Collected during 1999
- Owned by Michael C. Howard before August 24, 2022
- Received from Michael C. Howard (Donor) on August 24, 2022
What
- Name
- Tube Skirt Belt
- Identification Number
- 3587/51 a-c
- Type of Item
- belt
- Material
- bamboo grass ?, lacquer, fibre and metal
- Part A
- diameter 32.0 cm
- Part B
- diameter 32.0 cm
- Part C
- height 0.7 cm, width 120.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Palaung: Palé
- Previous Owner
- Michael C. Howard
- Received from
- Michael C. Howard (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- “Myanmar: Shan, Taunggyi” ?
When
- Creation Date
- between 1990 and 1995
- Collection Date
- during 1999
- Ownership Date
- before August 24, 2022
- Acquisition Date
- on August 24, 2022
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3587/0051 a-c