Belt

Faja

85-2-303

From: Guatemala | Santiago Atitlan | Department of Solola

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Faja
Object Number 85-2-303
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tzutujil
Provenience Guatemala | Santiago Atitlan | Department of Solola
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Man's cotton belt. Red, lavender and blue stripes. Fringed ends.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 64 epi, two singles, indigo and white ikat cotton. Two singles, red cotton. Two ply, lilac cotton. Weft: 18 ppi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Two selvedges."

Length 270 cm
Width 20 cm
Credit Line Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985

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