Belt

Faja

42-35-251

From: Guatemala | Santiago Zamora | Department of Sacatepequez

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Faja
Object Number 42-35-251
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cakchiquel
Provenience Guatemala | Santiago Zamora | Department of Sacatepequez
Culture Area Central American
Date Made pre 1933
Section American
Materials Wool
Description

Woman's belt. Black and white striped ground weave. One end has zigzags in red and cerise. The other end has S curves in purple, blue, green, yellow, cerise and black. Ends fringed with pompoms.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 56 epi, two ply, white and black wool. Weft: 16 ppi, two ply, black wool. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is two sided. Woven on a backstrap loom."

Length 233 cm
Width 6.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942
Other Number 172 - Collector Number

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