Belt

Faja

70-13-52

From: Guatemala | Department of Quezaltenango

Curatorial Section: American

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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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