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Web belts

Scope note

Military belts of heavy cotton woven fabric with metal fittings to carry equipment in the field, introduced during the First World War and later adapted for civilian use. Also, light cotton belts worn at the waist under military tunics or sashes to which sword slings may be attached, introduced around 1900.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000258884

Equivalent Terms used

web belt

Created

13yrs ago

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