Belt

Faja

85-2-293

From: Guatemala | San Pedro La Laguna | Department of Solola

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Faja
Object Number 85-2-293
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tzutujil
Provenience Guatemala | San Pedro La Laguna | Department of Solola
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Woman's belt. Red cotton with narrow green stripes. Fringed.

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 48 epi, two singles, Z twist, green and red cotton. Weft: 28 ppi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp predominantly plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom."

Length 140 cm
Width 14 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 - Field No SF

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