Belt
Banda (Guatemalan Textile)
42-35-32
From: Guatemala | Department of Quiche | Cotzal
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Banda (Guatemalan Textile) |
| Object Number | 42-35-32 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Guatemalan | Ixil |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Quiche | Cotzal |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Iconography | Bird | Plant | Figure |
| Description | Man's sash. Red cotton brocaded for two thirds of its length in crossbands of birds, plants and geometric figures in magenta, purple, green, yellow and white silk. Knotted heading to long fringe. As per Sigrid Meier, "Warp: 74 epi, two singles, Z twist, red cotton. Weft: 34 ppi, three singles, Z twist, red cotton. Warp faced plain weave. Supplementary weft is singled faced. Woven on a backstrap loom." |
| Length | 264 cm |
| Width | 25 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number | G-XII - Other Number |
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