Belt

Faja

29-219-11

From: Guatemala

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Faja
Object Number 29-219-11
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Guatemalan | Mam
Provenience Guatemala
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Wool | Cotton | Vegetable Fiber
Description

Wool belt. Red ground with green and white selvedges.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 68 epi, two ply, red and green cotton. Weft: 8 ppi, vegetable fiber. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom."

Length 110 cm
Width 9 cm
Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1929

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