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BELT - KURDISTAN-IRAQ

Posted by Peter Hoesli on March 15, 2015 at 7:39pm
This belt is very special. Not only is it featuring a great filigree latch/hook but the silver is mounted on an extremely rare tinsel belt. The ending of the tinsel belt has Chinese knots on it, which is not unusual for this region (Silk Road). I have a similar pinkish/light greenish tinsel belt on my 200-years old Bulgarian mother of pearl/silver belt buckle. Very rare indeed.
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  • Alaa eddine SAGID March 15, 2015 at 8:42pm

    Wow, lovely, at last i can identify one similar belt i have had a moment ago, though yours is a lot more interesting and definetely older

    here is the one i had, which went through a green coloured bath!!

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  • Peter Hoesli March 15, 2015 at 8:51pm
    Dear Ala'a; Many thanks for your message. I have a light green version of such a belt and posted it as well. My belts are around 100 years old. Such belts are very rare. There are so many individual pieces stitched onto such a belt, which makes them difficult to survive the wear and tear for a long period.
    With kind regards. Peter
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