Woman’s Belt (Bezam)

Unknown artist

18th century

Woven silk

Yale University Art Gallery

A woven textile with a central black rectangular shape bordered by red and white. The bottom edge features a fringe. A woven textile with a central black rectangular shape bordered by red and white. The bottom edge features a fringe. The designs of belts such as this combined Islamic geometrical patterns, elements from prayer niches, crescents with Western-style floral compositions, and Asian cloud or paisley motifs. Originally... Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Gift of Mrs. William H. Moore