Kontusz belt. One-sided kontusz belt with five-part heads; head ornament consists of five bouquets in vases. Border of stripes: a wide central band with stylized flower ornament and narrower bands with geometric ornament. Fringe sewn on. Ornament of stylized small flowers enclosed in narrow zigzag stripes. Colors: gold, pink, green, silver, and blue. 18th century, India. Materials/technique: textile clothing accessory. Dimensions: length 417 cm, width 54.5 cm., Two adjacent patterned fabric panels hang side by side against a pale background; the left panel features a repeating chevron motif in muted beige and tan with accents of pink and green, bordered by a narrow decorative band and ending in a section with vertical floral sprays in shades of pink and red on a pale background, with a fringed lower edge in beige and gold; the right panel shows a larger field framed by a wide chartreuse border, the inner area displaying a repeating zigzag pattern in deep brown and gold with subtle pink...
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Kontusz belt. One-sided kontusz belt with five-part heads; head ornament consists of five bouquets in vases. Border of stripes: a wide central band with stylized flower ornament and narrower bands with geometric ornament. Fringe sewn on. Ornament of stylized small flowers enclosed in narrow zigzag stripes. Colors: gold, pink, green, silver, and blue. 18th century, India. Materials/technique: textile clothing accessory. Dimensions: length 417 cm, width 54.5 cm., Two adjacent patterned fabric panels hang side by side against a pale background; the left panel features a repeating chevron motif in muted beige and tan with accents of pink and green, bordered by a narrow decorative band and ending in a section with vertical floral sprays in shades of pink and red on a pale background, with a fringed lower edge in beige and gold; the right panel shows a larger field framed by a wide chartreuse border, the inner area displaying a repeating zigzag pattern in deep brown and gold with subtle pink highlights, and its lower portion a plain chartreuse section finishing with a similar beige and gold fringe.

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Kontusz belt -sided kontusz belt five-part heads head ornament consists five bouquets vases Border stripes wide central band stylized flower ornament narrower bands geometric ornament Fringe sewn on Ornament stylized small flowers enclosed narrow zigzag stripes Colors gold pink green silver blue 18th century India Materials technique textile clothing accessory Dimensions length 417 cm width 54.5 cm Two adjacent patterned fabric panels hang side side pale background left panel features repeating chevron motif muted beige tan accents bordered narrow decorative band ending section vertical floral sprays shades red fringed lower edge beige right panel larger field framed wide chartreuse border inner area displaying repeating zigzag pattern deep brown subtle highlights lower portion plain chartreuse section finishing gold fringe.

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