Cholera Belt

Glossary

A belt or flat strip made of flannel or wool and tied around the stomach as a preventative measure against cholera and dysentery, as it was believed that a cold abdomen was the cause of these ailments. It was typically 6 feet long and 6 inches wide and was part of standard army uniform in India during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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Cholera Belt%newline%A belt or flat strip made of flannel or wool and tied around the stomach as a preventative measure against cholera and dysentery, as it was believed that a cold abdomen was the cause of these ailments. It was typically 6 feet long and 6 inches wide and was part of standard army uniform in India during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Cholera Belt”. Accessed December 17, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/cholera-belt/
MLA	“Cholera Belt.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/cholera-belt/. Accessed 17, December, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Cholera Belt. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/cholera-belt/. (Accessed: 17, December, 2024)