Belt

Banda (Guatemalan Textile)

79-5-7

From: Guatemala

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 79-5-7
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Guatemala
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Textile
Description

Belt woven with green, black, white, purple, magenta, yellow, and light green cotton. Designs are primarily geometric interspersed with stylized human and animal figures. Design units separated from one another by bands of black and white. Braid of fringe at either end of belt. Narrow green border runs the length on either side.

Length 162 cm
Width 6 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase, 1979

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