Belt
Faja
42-35-66
From: Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Faja |
Object Number | 42-35-66 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Quiche (uncertain) |
Provenience | Guatemala | Quezaltenango | Department of Quezaltenango |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | Belt with black and white cotton in narrow lengthwise stripes. Tassels at both ends. Part of a costume for a second class child with 42-35-64 to -68. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 46 epi, three ply, black and white cotton. Weft: 26 ppi, three ply, black cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
Length | 236 cm |
Width | 3 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
Other Number | XXX-D - Collector Number |
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