Belt
Faja
66-34-83
From: Guatemala | Joyabaj | Department of Quiche
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Faja |
| Object Number | 66-34-83 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Joyabaj | Department of Quiche |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Heavy red plain weave cotton. Back has white and red central stripe with black stripes on outer edges. Front has cotton and silk brocaded geometric forms covering centtral stripe area. Main colors: light green, purple, deep blue, orange and red. Narrows at each end with tassels. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 200 epi, two ply, red, white and indigo cotton. Weft: 16 ppi, Z twist, multistrand white cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is single faced. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 250 cm |
| Width | 9 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Howard H. Tewksbury, 1966 |
| Other Number | A-83 - Field No SF |
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