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Belt
Native American, probably Apsáalooke (Crow)
about 1880s
Object Place: Wyoming, United States, Plains
Medium/Technique
Leather, glass beads, and brass tacks
Dimensions
7.62 x 172.08 cm (3 x 67 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Reverend Herbert Probert
Accession Number87.819
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionThis belt is made of heavy leather and bifurcated in middle to make two long lashes that would dangle from the waist. Each lash is ornamented with two lines of brass tacks. Two light blue stripes provide the edge for the beaded waist section. Between those stripes are four "H" motifs in brass interrupted by three geometric beaded sections. Each section is braced by a large pink rectangle. At the center are two vertical red stripes edged with one row of white beads. Between these are horizontal stripes, which are predominantly ochre.
ProvenanceAbout 1884/1885, acquired in Wyoming by Herbert Elijah Probert (b. 1856 - d. 1913), Damariscotta, ME; 1887, gift of Herbert Probert to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 8, 1887)
NOTE: Rev. Probert served as the first Minister of Religion in the Wyoming Territory.
NOTE: Rev. Probert served as the first Minister of Religion in the Wyoming Territory.