Belt
Banda (Guatemalan Textile)
42-35-424
From: Guatemala | Department of Huehuetenango | Todos Santos Cuchumatan
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Banda (Guatemalan Textile) |
| Object Number | 42-35-424 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Mam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Huehuetenango | Todos Santos Cuchumatan |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Date Made | pre 1933 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Red and white striped cotton with shadow cross stripes. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 60 epi, single, Z twist, white cotton. 2 singles, Z twist, red cotton. Weft: 26 ppi, 3 singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp plain weave. Made on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 204 cm |
| Width | 22 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 345-C - Collector Number |
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