Belt
Faja
66-34-16
From: Guatemala | San Juan Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Faja |
Object Number | 66-34-16 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Guatemalan |
Provenience | Guatemala | San Juan Sacatepequez | Department of Guatemala |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton | Silk |
Description | Woman's belt. Yellow, plain weave cotton with stylized birds, flowers and other geometric elements embroidered in mauve, purple, blue and aqua silk and cotton thread. Loose warp threads are twisted into fringe at both ends. |
Length | 268 cm |
Width | 24 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
Other Number | A-16 - Field No SF |
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