Belt
Faja
| Native Name | Faja |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-333 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Quiche |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Nahuala Department of Solola |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | pre 1933 |
| Early Date: | 1928 |
| Late Date: | 1933 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Length: | 279 cm |
| Width: | 25 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 260-A - Other Number |
Description
Woman's belt. Dark blue ground with paired narrow red stripes.
As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 52 epi, two singles, Z twist, indigo and red cotton. Weft: 15 ppi, two singles, Z twist, indigo cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Woven on a backstrap loom."
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