Belt

Faja

70-13-57

From: Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Faja
Object Number 70-13-57
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Guatemalan
Provenience Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Cotton belt. Warp faced with narrow green and red stripes. Widely spaced brocaded motifs of multicolor birds, geometrics and letters.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 84 epi, two ply cotton. Weft: 18 ppi, multiple strands, Z twist, white cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is two faced. Woven on a backstrap loom."

Length 213 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Width 2.7 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Credit Line Museum Purchase, 1970

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