Belt
Faja
70-13-57
From: Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
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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