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29-60-11

From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | San Cristobal Verapaz

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29-60-11
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | San Cristobal Verapaz
Culture Area Central American
Date Made pre 1920 CE
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Woman's girdle made from foreign, red yarn but made with Indian weaving. Fringed at both ends.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 40 epi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Weft: 11 ppi, three singles, Z twist, red cotton. Balanced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom."

Length 200 cm
Width 21 cm
Credit Line Guatemalan Expedition, Robert Burkitt, 1920
Other Number 198 - Field No SF

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