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Belt - Shabwa-Yemen

Posted by Peter Hoesli on January 24, 2015 at 6:04pm

This belt is huge and very heavy!

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Mustafa J. Salem January 25, 2015 at 4:03pm

I can see that you like interesting belts and you certainly are successful in getting most beautiful pieces. this is specifically interesting with a lot of fine details. Congratulations Peter
Lynn Ardent January 25, 2015 at 4:21pm

Very beautiful and unusual. The combination of refined filigree (that look more northern Yemen) with the large width and bold clasps (that look more southern Yemen) is intriguing. Also I have never seen a vertical arrangement of "whale and flower" before. Peter have you seen more like this, or is this belt the only one?
Betty January 25, 2015 at 5:44pm

A highly attractive belt, Peter!

Could it be that the wonderful filigree was perhaps added later (and in a very refined way)? There also seems to be a second set of eyes to close the belt...
Peter Hoesli January 25, 2015 at 5:59pm

Dear All; Many thanks for your messages. I am just driving back to the Dead Sea, having attended the inauguration and first exhibition "Golden Threads of Bethlehem" by Mrs Widad Kawar at her Tiraz Center in Amman - it was fabulous!
This belt is almost identical with the one displayed by Mrs Marjorie Ransom in the Lecture on Yemeni Jewelry, posted by Lynn. Hence, everything on it is original. I also did not see the upright pattern before. By the way, also the previously posted, heavy belt was featured in this lecture (I was surprised to see it there as I originally thought it to originate from Pakistan... Well, one never stops learning). By the way, I watched Mrs Ransom's lecture now already several times as I find a lot of my jewelry items there and it is great to have the opportunity to properly identify them. With kind regards. Peter
Lynn Ardent January 27, 2015 at 3:54am

I found photos from the first exhibit on Facebook. It looks quite wonderful! My favorite from the photos were the children's and babies' coats: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.596233363854870.107374183...