Belt
Faja
42-35-79
From: Guatemala | Almolonga | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Faja |
Object Number | 42-35-79 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Quiche |
Provenience | Guatemala | Almolonga | Department of Quezaltenango |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | Woman's cotton belt. Red ground with black edge and black and white lengthwise pin stripes. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 78 epi, three ply, white, black and red cotton. Weft: 16 ppi, three ply, black cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
Length | 336 cm |
Width | 5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
Other Number | XXXVI-C - Other Number |
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