Turquoise-ground Silk Belt with Geometric Patterns Front

Compared to the loosely-woven tabby for its back, this belt has a front that is made of weft-knit samite with medium thread density. One end of the belt is well-preserved while the other incomplete. The face samite is of a bright palette with red and beige motifs on a ground alternating grass green and indigo. These serrated patterns, abstract and highly-generalized, are placed on the face samite in a nicely-loose manner.