Faja
Belt
70-13-14
From: Guatemala | Department of Chimaltenango | Comalapa
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 70-13-14 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Chimaltenango | Comalapa |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Cotton belt. Warp faced with narrow stripes of fuchsia, pink, green, blue, purple, white, and red weft. Loose fringe. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 80 epi, two ply, multicolored cotton. Weft: 14 ppi, single, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Warp twisting technique. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 175 cm |
| Width | 6.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1970 |
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