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70-13-54

From: Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 70-13-54
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Guatemalan
Provenience Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Cotton belt. Warp face. Narrow orange, yellow, maroon, green and purple stripes. Purple and red weft. Loose fringe.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 80 epi, two ply, multicolored cotton. Weft: 20 ppi, multistrand, salmon cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom."

Length 219 cm
Width 3.8 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase, 1970

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