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Belt

about 1880s
Object PlaceMontana, United States
Medium/TechniqueLeather, glass beads, and brass tacks
Dimensions7.62 x 172.08 cm (3 x 67 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Reverend Herbert Probert
Accession number87.819
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceAbout 1884/1885, acquired in Wyoming by Herbert Elijah Probert (b. 1856 - d. 1913), Damariscotta, ME; 1887, gift of Herbert Probert to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 8, 1887)

NOTE: Rev. Probert served as the first Minister of Religion in the Wyoming Territory.
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