Belt for Dance of the Ormegas

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Date created: circa 1980

Culture/People: Totonac (Totonaco)
Previous owner: Vera Neumann (Vera Salaff), Non-Indian, 1907-1993
Donor: Vera Neumann (Vera Salaff), Non-Indian, 1907-1993

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of designer and entrepreneur Vera Neumann (1907-1993); donated to NMAI by Vera Neumann in 1989.
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Place: Veracruz State; Mexico (inferred)

See related items: Totonac (Totonaco); Ceremonial/Ritual items
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/3163
Barcode: 253163.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name: Belt for Dance of the Ormegas
Media/Materials: Wood, plywood, horsehair, brass tacks/bosses, glass eyes, commercially tanned leather, commercial leather thong, metal nails, gesso, paint
Techniques: Carved, jointed, nailed, painted
Dimensions: 47 x 33.5 x 15 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws675860c72-e525-4695-8992-4ca613e2e7dc

Record ID: NMAI_269040