Belt

Banda (Guatemalan Textile)

68-17-18

From: Guatemala

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Banda (Guatemalan Textile)
Object Number 68-17-18
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Guatemalan
Provenience Guatemala
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Silk | Vegetable Fiber
Description

Part of a belt made of silk thread in purple, white, brown, magenta, yellow, blue and plant fiber (Maguey or hizote?).

As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 88 epi, single, blue, black, white, red and yellow silk. Weft: 18 ppi, vegetable fiber. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom."

Length 55 cm
Width 5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Josiah Marvel Jr., 1968

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