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Koor, men’s belt. Yakuts

Title:

Koor, men’s belt.

Ethnic groups:

Yakuts

Territory:

Yakutskaya Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

Date:

кон. ХIХ - нач. ХХ в.

Material:

Leather; metal

Collectors-person:
Kaplan Maria
Number:

РЭМ 7200-201

Annotation:

Its base is a narrow leather with figured metal plates sewn on it; the belt is fastened with a metal buckle. The belt was a required element of a men’s costume, with a knife, tinder-box, and pipe suspended on it. Narrow stacking belts were worn by men only, while broad ones were an attribute of both men’s and women’s festive costume. Abstract by M.V. Fedorova

Rubrics:

Costume