Belt decoration

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 65.92.2.1-2
Type: object for daily use; costumes; accessory
Date of production:
turn of the 19th and 20th centuries
Place of production:
Materials: leather; silk; silver
Dimensions: length: 22.5 cm
The Mongolian belt set (Halha: xet xutga) consists of a knife, knife sheath, chopsticks, and a hand-forged fire starter set, which are attached to each other with a chain or ribbon, or hung on the belt.

This belt ornament consists of two irregularly shaped, hinged silver fittings, to which a purple silk cord is strung on one side, with pearls and fringe at the end, and a thick double leather strap is attached to the other side. The fittings are decorated with an engraved tendril pattern.

This belt ornament belongs to the knife inventory number HFM_65.92.1.1-2 and to the flint pouch number HFM_65.92.3 .