Waist belt decorated with gold and 19 polished tiger's claws
Belt with thirteen polished tiger nails set in gold
Belt with polished tiger nails set in refined gold filigree work. The belt is sewn on a silk background to strengthen it. The clasp depicts a butterfly, the other links depict lions and birds. Jewelry with tiger nails was worn as an amulet. Peranakan Chinese believed that wearing this would offer protection from this strong animal. The gold ornaments were made by Chinese craftsmen.
Typ av objekt
- Object Type: belt
- bälte
- Bälte
Datum
- vroeg 20de eeuw
Medium
- Material: animal origin materials
- animaliska material
- Animaliska material
Typ av objekt
- Object Type: belt
- bälte
- Bälte
Datum
- vroeg 20de eeuw
Medium
- Material: animal origin materials
- animaliska material
- Animaliska material
Tillhandahållande institution
Aggregator
Rättighetsmärkning för media i detta objekt (om inte annat anges)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Skapelsedatum
- 1900/1942
Proveniens
- 1942-01-01
- Schenking
Identifierare
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/europeana-fashion/57432
Är del av
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Är relaterat till
- guld
- guld
Tillhandahållande land
- Netherlands
Samlingens namn
Första gången publicerad på Europeana
- 2020-03-31T16:16:09.268Z
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- 2021-10-20T13:51:01.552Z