Belt
Faja
| Native Name | Faja |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 85-2-20 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Quezaltenango Department of Quezaltenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 222 cm |
| Width: | 3.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Center of Inter-American Relations; Stanley de Jongh Osborne, Richard de Jongh Osborne and Mrs. Ford E. Smith, 1985 |
| Other Number: | 20 - Other Number |
Description
Woman's belt with salmon weft. Red, cotton warp. Red fringes.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 44 epi, two singles, Z twist, red and black cotton. Weft: 21 ppi, four singles, Z twist, salmon cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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