Belt
Faja
70-13-52
From: Guatemala | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Faja |
Object Number | 70-13-52 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Quezaltenango |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | Cotton belt. Warp face. Red and blue striped warp with red and yellow border stripes. Red weft. Blue warp patterning in long, zigzag individual motifs. As per Sigrid Meier, "Woven on a backstrap loom." |
Length | 235 cm |
Width | 3.1 cm |
Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
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