Belt

Faja

42-35-157

From: Guatemala | Mixco | Department of Guatemala

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Faja
Object Number 42-35-157
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Pocomam
Provenience Guatemala | Mixco | Department of Guatemala
Culture Area Central American
Date Made Pre 1933
Section American
Materials Cotton | Wool
Description

Woman's belt. Orange and red selvedge stripe. Originally white center heavily overlaid with red wool in a warp pattern representing feather dancers of Oaxaca. Long fringe on one end. Made in Oaxaca, Mexico and brought in by native traders.

Length 274 cm
Width 4 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942
Other Number 90-C - Collector Number

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