Object Number | 79-5-4 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Guatemala |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Textile |
Description | Sash woven in red cotton with three narrow horizontal bands of green. Double-weave. Geometric designs of zig-zag and arrow motifs. Brocaded on end portions of sash. Ends are fringed. Made in 1970's. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 44 epi, two strands, two ply, red and green cotton. Weft: 12 ppi, multistrand, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is single faced. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
Length | 24 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
Width | 16.5 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1979 |
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