Title
Belt and buckle
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Minangkabau, Western Sumatra
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Object size: 001: L104.0 x W16.5 cm,
Object size: 002: L29.0 x W12.5 cm
Object size: 002: L29.0 x W12.5 cm
Accession No.
2001-01190
Collection of
The belt is padded fabric and heavily embroidered with gold thread and pieces of mirror fragment. It is attached to a ‘pending’, a buckle, which was worn by men and women to fasten a belt. 'Pending' was made in various shapes with the ogival shape being the most popular. They were mostly decorated with floral and vegetal motifs. Gold ‘pending’, richly decorated in repoussé work and valuable gemstones were worn by the nobility or high-ranking individuals.Various metalworking techniques were used to produce a variety of aesthetic effects on metal objects as demonstrated in this ‘pending’. These techniques include repoussé, chasing, niello, wire filigree and faceted granulation.
