Featured Help ID Beaded Tribal Belt

Discussion in 'Textiles, Needle Arts, Clothing' started by Lew Fisher, Sep 4, 2025.

  1. Lew Fisher

    Lew Fisher Well-Known Member

    Hi, Folks-
    Can someone enlighten me as to what I have here? It appears to be some kind of tribal belt. Coral? beads, wood disks, cowrie shells and brass coins? make up the decoration. The back is finely ribbed black cloth. Length is about 30" and it's 2-1/4" wide. It forms a smooth low arced curve but I had to scrunch it up a bit for the camera. Found it out in the wild with no provenance. Thanks for thinking about this. DSCN0096.JPG DSCN0097.JPG DSCN0098.JPG DSCN0099.JPG DSCN0100.JPG DSCN0101.JPG
     
  2. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    That's Rich, Lew! What a find...
    I note the cowrie rosettes are each of 11 shells.
    It may not be significant...but I'm drawn to things that parse a circle into an odd number of segments, or items.
     
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  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    [​IMG]...I'd go straight to Nepal for similarities .....
     
  4. bluumz

    bluumz Quite Busy

    An image search brings up many very similar listed as affordable contemporary fashion items. Ebay #254587726943 is an example, still with its EXPRESS store label. HERE's one on Etsy, just like yours (and with an ambitious price).
    Komo's photo is from Ebay #325106358679.
     
    Last edited: Sep 4, 2025
  5. laura9797

    laura9797 Well-Known Member

    How super fun is that!!!!
     
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  6. Lew Fisher

    Lew Fisher Well-Known Member

    Thank you all. I'm enlightened.
     
  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Agree, Nepali, based on traditional Himalayan belts.
    It is not tribal.
     
    Last edited: Sep 5, 2025
    komokwa and i need help like this.
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