Belt
Faja
42-35-110
From: Guatemala | San Miguel Totonicapan | Department of Totonicapan
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Faja |
| Object Number | 42-35-110 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quiche |
| Provenience | Guatemala | San Miguel Totonicapan | Department of Totonicapan |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Description | Woman's belt. Black and white cotton with red borders. Brocade design in narrow bands in cerise, yellow, dark blue, green and purple silk. Designs: horses, horses with riders, birds, paper dolls, men, jumping jacks, deer, horse and "cart", two headed birds, dogs, hand, lamps or chalices, crowns, geometric forms, etc. |
| Length | 230 cm |
| Width | 7.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | 60-C - Other Number |
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