Belt
Banda (Guatemalan Textile)
| Native Name | Banda (Guatemalan Textile) |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-309 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Guatemalan Tzutujil |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Department of Solola Santiago Atitlan |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | pre 1933 |
| Early Date: | 1928 |
| Late Date: | 1933 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 200 cm |
| Width: | 23 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 236 - Other Number |
Description
Men's sash. Red, with both ends fringed.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 60 epi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Weft: 22 ppi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. No supplementary weft. Two selvedges. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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