Belt
Faja
85-2-230
From: Guatemala | Todos Santos Cuchumatan | Department of Huehuetenango
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Faja |
| Object Number | 85-2-230 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Mam |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Todos Santos Cuchumatan | Department of Huehuetenango |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Man's cotton belt. Red and aqua with four white stripes. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 72 epi, single, Z twist, white cotton. Two singles, Z twist, white, salmon, blue and red cotton. Weft: 26 ppi, three singles, Z twist, red cotton. Two singles, Z twist, pink and light blue cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 230 cm |
| Width | 24 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
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